Milgram's work is inherently controversial, and extensive commentary on all sides of how to interpret it can be readily found.
For me Milgram's experiments showed again and again: the majority of people will execute questionable and troubling instructions that come from any kind of authority.
The main problem with Milgram's experiments, in my view, is that their results are not repeatable once the experiment has been explained to the subject.
When you tell people how they are being tested they will stand up as noble objectors, demonstrating themselves respecting a "higher authority."
I dont know but if I had to guess, underdogs are relatable and risk-free to support. Real-life underdogs involve risks, complexity, and stakes that deter support. System justification leads people to favor dominant groups by defending the status quo that they’ve long prospered from. Just a guess tho
Once in a while there is a Bruce Wayne who goes against The Joker. I don't expect a Bruce Wayne to come to our rescue, however. Right now, all of us little people need to unite to become Batman. Yes, I am fusing DC Comics lore with Transformers lore. Autobats, transform!
Read Robert A. Heinlein's "Citizen of the Galaxy".
Supposedly a Jr. book.
Topics. Child trafficking, slavery, dictatorship, extreme poverty, wealth, corruption, duty and obligation Young man careening through 4 distinct cultures in a couple of years as he becomes a true "Citizen of the Galaxy".
3 of those have superhuman or not human at all 'others' solving humanity's big problems and the last is based on a time-line where humans had to kill very near everyone before thinking "maybe let's try something different this time". Progressive shouldn't mean somebody else solves everything.
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Beta personalities fall in line behind the dominant alphas. They simultaneously relieve themselves of responsibility for moral issues.
You want chilling? Read about the very repeatable Milgram Experiment results.
“Reicher pointed out…Milgram's own research here is emphatically not showing that people have a tendency to obey orders.”
https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/why-almost-everything-you-know-about-milgram-wrong
For me Milgram's experiments showed again and again: the majority of people will execute questionable and troubling instructions that come from any kind of authority.
When you tell people how they are being tested they will stand up as noble objectors, demonstrating themselves respecting a "higher authority."
(Reginald D Hunter.) ;)
#IYKYK
on this? Maybe I will...
Supposedly a Jr. book.
Topics. Child trafficking, slavery, dictatorship, extreme poverty, wealth, corruption, duty and obligation Young man careening through 4 distinct cultures in a couple of years as he becomes a true "Citizen of the Galaxy".