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I'm also in awe over the number of people who played along. This reminds me a little of the film Compliance, which I happened to see last night. I think humans

by benched 13y ago

I'm also in awe over the number of people who played along. This reminds me a little of the film Compliance, which I happened to see last night. I think humans are very susceptible to stories. Once a narrative gets rolling, people seem to just act out the part they invent for themselves inside whatever they perceive the story to be. The story has a life of its own. All that aside, I thought there was little about police behavior that would surprise me. This surprised me a little. Butt-clenching as probable cause? Seriously?

samstave 13y ago
>Once a narrative gets rolling, people seem to just act out the part they invent for themselves inside whatever they perceive the story to be. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0wHeekgPqk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0wHeekgPqk
mchaver 13y ago
I am curious if there is any research related to this idea: "Once a narrative gets rolling, people seem to just act out the part they invent for themselves inside whatever they perceive the story to be".
- mchaver 13y ago
  I guess the Stanford Prison Experiment would be a prime example.
- toomuchtodo 13y ago
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_prison_experiment http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_prison_experiment "Twenty-four male students out of seventy-five were selected to take on randomly assigned roles of prisoners and guards in a mock prison situated in the basement of the Stanford psychology building. The participants adapted to their roles well beyond Zimbardo's expectations, as the guards enforced authoritarian measures and ultimately subjected some of the prisoners to psychological torture. Many of the prisoners passively accepted psychological abuse and, at the request of the guards, readily harassed other prisoners who attempted to prevent it. The experiment even affected Zimbardo himself, who, in his role as the superintendent, permitted the abuse to continue. Two of the prisoners quit the experiment early and the entire experiment was abruptly stopped after only six days. Certain portions of the experiment were filmed and excerpts of footage are publicly available."
  - aktiur 13y ago
    It reminds me of : http://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=3025 http://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=3025 Sorry, the characterization in the comic is a bit aggressive, but I find the objections raised there sensible.

by benched 13y ago

samstave 13y ago

>Once a narrative gets rolling, people seem to just act out the part they invent for themselves inside whatever they perceive the story to be. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0wHeekgPqk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0wHeekgPqk

mchaver 13y ago

I am curious if there is any research related to this idea: "Once a narrative gets rolling, people seem to just act out the part they invent for themselves inside whatever they perceive the story to be".

mchaver 13y ago
I guess the Stanford Prison Experiment would be a prime example.
toomuchtodo 13y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_prison_experiment http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_prison_experiment "Twenty-four male students out of seventy-five were selected to take on randomly assigned roles of prisoners and guards in a mock prison situated in the basement of the Stanford psychology building. The participants adapted to their roles well beyond Zimbardo's expectations, as the guards enforced authoritarian measures and ultimately subjected some of the prisoners to psychological torture. Many of the prisoners passively accepted psychological abuse and, at the request of the guards, readily harassed other prisoners who attempted to prevent it. The experiment even affected Zimbardo himself, who, in his role as the superintendent, permitted the abuse to continue. Two of the prisoners quit the experiment early and the entire experiment was abruptly stopped after only six days. Certain portions of the experiment were filmed and excerpts of footage are publicly available."
- aktiur 13y ago
  It reminds me of : http://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=3025 http://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=3025 Sorry, the characterization in the comic is a bit aggressive, but I find the objections raised there sensible.