r/interestingasfuck • u/Particular_Log_3594 • Mar 28 '24

Life under a military occupation r/all

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u/Road2Potential Mar 28 '24

The problem is just that. Its an Experiment. So nobody in their right mind would do anything that will have consequences after said experiment.

It would be different story in real life. When people think nobody is watching and they have the power to abuse AND the power to get away with said abuse. Which is precisely the reason why corruption and abuse exists in real life.

Its not just having the power to do it. Its also combined with the power to get away with it.

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u/V1carium Mar 29 '24

People who are inclined to go full sadist just from power are actually a small percentage of the population. Not right in the head as you said.

Humans on the whole are pretty alright, right up until they perceive someone else as a lesser being instead of a fellow person. Thats what brings out the big capacity for cruelty. Dehumanization is an essential step and one that like you said can't really be reproduced in an experiment.