I need help to find a word that's too long to describe in a title

Question

Is there a word for a group of people that know they're doing something wrong, but they don't want to stop in fear of embarrassing themselves or letting their peers down? An example sentence would be

It's no use trying to reason with them – they're all just [...]s."

Welcome to ELU, a67832492. Could you provide an example sentence that demonstrates how the word would be used? — Decapitated Soul, May 18 '20 at 12:02
"It's no use to reason with them, they're all just (word)s." — a67832492, May 18 '20 at 12:04
I like the word "peer-pressured" but I feel there might be a better option. — a67832492, May 18 '20 at 12:17
Does this answer your question? Idiom for doing something intentionally despite knowing the outcome might be bad — Isabel Archer, May 18 '20 at 12:40
At the duplicate, 'lemmings', 'conformists' and 'sheeple' are given. 'Robots' is implied. — Edwin Ashworth, May 18 '20 at 14:27

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 18 '20 at 13:59

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One might “follow the crowd”.

To fit in your example sentence:

“It’s no use to reason with them; they’re all just crowd followers.”

answered May 18 '20 at 13:59

drdaanger

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Notice that this is a single-word-request. There have been many threads with 'follow the crowd' suggested as an answer. – Edwin Ashworth May 18 '20 at 14:24
If it’s absolutely imperative you use one word, I'd argue "follower" works. – drdaanger May 18 '20 at 15:30

I need help to find a word that's too long to describe in a title

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