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deranger@sh.itjust.works 4 days agoMakes me think about the concept of social density in the mouse utopia experiments. It wasn’t population density per se that caused the decline of the mouse society, it was the inability to escape social situations.
umbrella@lemmy.ml 4 days ago
this sounds interesting, where can i read more?
deranger@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
I know you said read, but the reason this came to mind was from rewatching an excellent Down The Rabbit Hole video recently. It’s a good one, 24 minutes long and no annoying bullshit or filler. The concept of social density is mentioned in the video, which isn’t something I saw reading the wiki on it or during a quick search.
youtu.be/NgGLFozNM2o
Side note, these experiments are what inspired the Rats of NIMH books which you may be familiar with.