Broken Windows Theory: Order and Chaos
If a window in a building is broken and left unrepaired, people will conclude that no one cares. Soon, more windows will be broken.
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If a window in a building is broken and left unrepaired, people will conclude that no one cares. Soon, more windows will be broken.
Humans can maintain only about 150 stable social relationships. Beyond this, we need laws, religion, and corporations to organize.
Why do we act? Abraham Maslow argued that human needs are arranged in a pyramid. You can't worry about self-actualization if you are starving.
The line between good and evil is not fixed. In the Stanford Prison Experiment, normal students became sadistic guards in days.
Would you deny what your own eyes see if everyone around you disagreed? Solomon Asch's experiments reveal the terrifying power of peer pressure.
We value things more simply because we own them. The pain of giving up a mug is greater than the pleasure of acquiring it.