No, Le Bon didn't explicitly recommend autosuggestion for "low-information individuals" (he used terms like the "masses" or "crowds" for those prone to emotional sway over rational thought). His ideas in The Psychology of the Leaders of Men (1910) and The Crowd touch on suggestion as a tool for leaders to influence crowds, who he saw as suggestible due to lower critical thinking in group settings.

Autosuggestion—repeating ideas to oneself for self-influence—comes more from Émile Coué's work around the same era, which Le Bon referenced positively in later editions. Le Bon focused on heterosuggestion (external influence on others), not self- Autosuggestion for the masses. He argued crowds respond to affirmed illusions (e.g., national myths tied to real goals like prosperity), but warned against it backfiring on leaders. For low-info crowds, he saw suggestion as inevitable, not a prescribed method. Check his books for full context.

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