Do we really have control over our actions, so much so that we can freely choose to do what we want when we want? Social psychology tells us not as much as we think. On January 6, 2021, “patriots” stormed the U.S. Capitol building in a display of social influence at its worst. Social psychology explains the impact of social influence and how we can fall prey to others' influence whether we belong to a cohesive group or we find ourselves in a crowd of strangers, deciding to "go with the flow. "