Crowds are trance-inducing because the anonymity imposed by the crowd absolves you of the need to maintain your identity.
In a tight crowd, it is easiest to do what the crowd is doing, and there are attractors for what works in a crowd (e.g. speed of movement) that the crowd’s dynamic takes over.
In a tight crowd, it is easiest to do what the crowd is doing, and there are attractors for what works in a crowd (e.g. speed of movement) that the crowd’s dynamic takes over.