I was watching this TED talk earlier in which Phil Zimbardo talks about the "Lucifer effect":
What strikes me is his list of the "7 social processes that grease the slippery slope of evil" which are as follows:
- Mindlessly taking the first small step
- Dehumanization of others
- De-individuation of self (anonymity)
- Diffusion of personal responsibility
- Blind obedience to authority
- Uncritical conformity to group norms
- Passive tolerance of evil through inaction or indifference
This is my food for thought for today.
In other news, my Dell support contact has managed to successfully figure out the problem I was having with corrupted files on my laptop and has helped me get it back into perfect working order. I'm so thankful I was put in touch with him. This experience, which was handled by the Global Escalation Management Team, was entirely different from the first support experience I had with Dell. This tech was extremely knowledgeable, patient, and determined to help me out. And I didn't even have to reformat my drive.


