Why do people tend to ignore your messages in a group chat?

Did you ever feel ignored in your group chat when you ask something important and no one giving you the answer?

I feel you guys! It’s also happened to me, and it sucks not to get the answer to things that you really want to know. I was so annoyed and decided to find the reason why this happens. It turns out that there is a psychological explanation of this phenomenon.

It’s called the “Bystander Effect.”

What on earth is the Bystander Effect?

The bystander effect, or bystander apathy, is a social psychological phenomenon in which individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present.

The example of the bystander effect

We may think that when someone gets into trouble, and there is a large crowd among him/her, he/she will get much help too. However, when your surrounding is such a large crowd, it will decrease the…