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At Stanford Zimbardo taught one of the most popular classes in the university, "The Psychology of Mind Control." From my roommates I understand he would talk ab

At Stanford Zimbardo taught one of the most popular classes in the university, "The Psychology of Mind Control." From my roommates I understand he would talk about techniques of manipulation used by cults and despots. It surprises me not at all that Zimbardo would be involved, in the end, with a project warning about Donald Trump. RIP.

wslh 2y ago
> It surprises me not at all that Zimbardo would be involved, in the end, with a project warning about Donald Trump. But from a non-partisan perspective, it’s important to recognize that these kinds of psychological techniques are used by politicians across the entire spectrum.
- ellisv 2y ago
  Methods of persuasion and influence are used widely for all types of advertising and marketing, but some methods are employed more frequently by some groups than others.
  - wslh 2y ago
    Do you have statistics about that? I mean, the frequency doesn't affect the argument.
readthenotes1 2y ago
You mean he was warning about TDS? Surprising, given how he is the poster boy for "psychology is not a science"