Asimovs Foundation Its focus is this thing called psychohistory. I think about it all the time, especially in the context of the real world with numerous examples of groups of people reacting predictably and/or being manipulated by governments or propaganda. It’s kinda sad really. No matter how smart or educated or able to see through the bs one person may be, it’s never enough to be able to convince a large group of people to change the momentum of behavior.