Has Nothing to do with a "Rat Pack", more like the Fear being instilled by the notion of it, and then the herd mentality of all running for the cliff together!!
Insecure, uneducated or poor DD on the part of the Cliff jumpers, worried about losing gains, and or not really sure of what they bought, Herded by the Sheep Dog Flippers that get the ball rolling toward the Cliff!!
imo, fwiw