In hindsight it’s kind of surprising that people wouldn’t expect most of the kids to work together to help eachother survive because that’s why we have cities, towns, villages, etc…
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SaraTonin@lemmy.world 4 hours agoThe Stanford Prison Experiment was a sham.
The broader point, though, is that the scenario of The Lord of the Flies has actually happened. We’ve had a small group of kids trapped on an island for an extended period of time and what happened is that they built a peaceful and harmonious society, which included spending time and resources caring for one of their number who broke their leg.
NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 3 hours ago
Valmond@lemmy.world 44 minutes ago
The island? Planet earth.
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