Phreak Files #15- Six Days In Hell
In 1971, a bunch of clean-cut college dudes signed up for a study and accidentally invented psychological warfare. What started as a fake prison turned real ugly, real fast—featuring mirrored sunglasses, emotional breakdowns, and some disturbingly creative humiliation tactics. This week, Phreak explores the Stanford Prison Experiment—aka, the time science said, ‘Let’s see what happens when we give Chad a baton and zero rules.’ Spoiler: It did not go well.
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In 1971, a bunch of clean-cut college dudes signed up for a study and accidentally invented psychological warfare. What started as a fake prison turned real ugly, real fast—featuring mirrored sunglasses, emotional breakdowns, and some disturbingly creative humiliation tactics. This week, Phreak explores the Stanford Prison Experiment—aka, the time science said, ‘Let’s see what happens when we give Chad a baton and zero rules.’ Spoiler: It did not go well....