Post #646511
2026-03-13 16:29 UTC
"Most people assume you find the worst people and give them badges. You don't have to."
Think of the Stanford prison experiment: you get the sanest, most emotionally healthy people you can find, give them a badge and impunity, and they will become the worst people without further prompting.
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@jik@federate.social 2026-03-14 16:10
@count_01 Actually, not so much. The Stanford Prison Experiment is well-understood at this point to have been rigged shite. Ref: https://theconversation.com/the-infamous-stanford-prison-experiment-was-flawed-so-why-is-it-still-so-influential-today-246881
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@fishidwardrobe@mastodon.me.uk 2026-03-14 16:40
@count_01 well, probably yes, for some people, except at stamford there was definitely further prompting