Ethan Mollick(@emollick):I am reminded of the fact that the infamous Milgram Experiment is actually quite weak because most people suspected the shocks were fake (kind of obvious in retrospect) & thus went along with shocking people, not out of obedience to authority, but because it didn’t matter.

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Ethan Mollick@emollick

2026.09.21 15:47

I am reminded of the fact that the infamous Milgram Experiment is actually quite weak because most people suspected the shocks were fake (kind of obvious in retrospect) & thus went along with shocking people, not out of obedience to authority, but because it didn’t matter.