Chapter
The Slippery Slope of Evil
24:25 - 32:38 (08:13)
The Milgram study showed that even small actions, such as pressing a 15-volt switch, can lead individuals down a path towards evil behaviors. This highlights the importance of being aware of the slippery slope and its potential impact on our actions.
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The Milgram study found that pressing even a small button that begins the path towards negative action can lead to easier and easier negative actions, similar to how cheating a little on a test can lead to more cheating.
24:25 - 27:16 (02:51)
Summary
The Milgram study found that pressing even a small button that begins the path towards negative action can lead to easier and easier negative actions, similar to how cheating a little on a test can lead to more cheating.
ChapterThe Slippery Slope of Evil
Episode#226: How to Not Be Evil - Dr. Phil Zimbardo
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The podcast discusses how nations prepare people to hate their enemies by using visual depictions of them as less than human.
27:16 - 29:57 (02:41)
Summary
The podcast discusses how nations prepare people to hate their enemies by using visual depictions of them as less than human. Furthermore, it highlights the issue of homelessness in San Francisco and how mothers are willing to send their sons to war to protect them from the "enemy".
ChapterThe Slippery Slope of Evil
Episode#226: How to Not Be Evil - Dr. Phil Zimbardo
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
New York University conducted an experiment where they found that deindividuated women were more likely to give twice as many electric shocks to others due to the loss of their sense of personal responsibility.
29:57 - 32:38 (02:41)
Summary
New York University conducted an experiment where they found that deindividuated women were more likely to give twice as many electric shocks to others due to the loss of their sense of personal responsibility.