There’s a thing called the Abilene paradox. A family is hanging out when one of the suggests having dinner in Abilene. It’s a hot day and a long drive, but nobody wants to be left out, so they all agree. After a terrible dinner, they all reveal their frustrations at the event when the person who suggested it notes that it was the first thing they thought of, as they thought everyone else was bored.

Thus, everyone sits in wonder at how they all convinced each other to do something nobody among them wanted to do.

It’s fun how often that includes hanging out with someone.