Humankind
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Milgrim's Theory of Authority
Psychologist Milgrim Stanley carried out an experiment on people who were shocked to the point of screaming in pain and going silent. He found that 65% of those he tested did it, even past the point where they'd screamed in pain and gone silent. The results led him to believe that human nature comes with a fatal flaw in our programming which makes us act like obedient puppies at any command.
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