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367 points DustinEchoes | 2 comments | 13 Nov 25 02:17 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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unnamed76ri ◴[13 Nov 25 02:47 UTC] No.45909895[source]▶
I’ve been reading Influence by Robert Cialdini and just finished a disturbing section about how we are wired to obey an authority figure even when it causes harm. In this instance, the 911 dispatcher was the authority figure. Sad story.
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gryfft ◴[13 Nov 25 02:51 UTC] No.45909926[source]▶
See also the Milgram Experiment.
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1. croes ◴[13 Nov 25 02:55 UTC] No.45909958[source]▶
Doesn’t fit here because you don’t know if obeying or ignoring causes the harm.
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2. gryfft ◴[13 Nov 25 03:50 UTC] No.45910394[source]▶
The comment I replied to mentioned Cialdini's Influence:

> just finished a disturbing section about how we are wired to obey an authority figure even when it causes harm.

I mentioned the Milgram Experiment specifically in the context of this comment.