This second section of social
dynamics brought anonymity into play and how it affects our actions. Zimbardo
writes about how our filters seem to dissipate when we don a mask to hide our
true identities. This is apparent through the internet and the often toxic
comment sections filled with anonymous people under arbitrary usernames. The
freedom that anonymity brings allows for a person to no longer be held
accountable for their actions. You can say and do whatever you want because at
the end of the day it does not come back to haunt you. While this allows you to
be honest and open, it also allows vile behavior which is bottled up inside of people.
Another thing discussed was how
dehumanization plays a major role in the mistreatment of others. From day to
day, you wouldn’t care if you killed a fly but if you killed a human it would
be a different story. The act of dehumanization justifies terrible actions in
the mind of the attacker. I found it interesting how changing your mindset can
allow for a person to kill many people because he or she thinks of them as a
lesser being. This also speaks on how we as humans interact with the animals
around us. We should get to a place where even if we think another human to be
an animal, we still treat them with a certain level of respect.
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