Think about the deeper implications of the experiment. Yes, people will shock themselves when there's nothing to do. However, that also means that when there's

Think about the deeper implications of the experiment. Yes, people will shock themselves when there's nothing to do. However, that also means that when there's nothing to do, the majority of people will try to physically stimulate themselves because that's all there is TO do. To say that we're stupid because we would administer a painful shock to ourselves rather than sit in our own silence for 15 minutes is a very naiive way to approach the results. Come to a conclusion, dammit!