A chilling real-life experiment that exposed how power, anonymity, and silence can turn ordinary people cruel. Table of Contents 1. Introduction: The Ultimate Test of Human Nature 2. The Premise: “I Am an Object” 3. Takeaway 1: Kindness Starts Strong but Fades Fast 4. Takeaway 2: Power and Anonymity Can Unlock Cruelty 5. Takeaway 3: One Brave Person Can Stop a Crowd 6. Takeaway 4: People Can’t Face What They’ve Done 7. Conclusion: The Power We Hold Over Others 1. Introduction: The Ultimate Test of Human Nature What would you do if there were no rules, no cameras, and no punishment for your actions? If you could be kind or cruel to someone who could not fight back, what would you choose? In 1974, a performance artist named Marina Abramović tried to answer this question in a real and shocking way. She turned herself into a “human experiment” for six hours in an art gallery in Italy. She decided to become completely passive and let strangers do anythin...
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