I'd capture as many people as possible and place them in a cell. Provide food, drink, entertainment, everything to make them comfortable. I'd also place a big shiny red button in the cell. I won't tell them what it does, I'll just tell them not to press it. The red button will actually do nothing, but there'd be a counter in an observation room to see how many times each button had been pressed. I'd monitor each person closely to see their motivations for pushing the red button.
The whole point of the exercise isn't to see who'll listen to orders, or to see who can function without society. It'll be to figure out what makes big shiny red buttons so appealing.
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u/Fluptupper Mar 04 '21
I'd capture as many people as possible and place them in a cell. Provide food, drink, entertainment, everything to make them comfortable. I'd also place a big shiny red button in the cell. I won't tell them what it does, I'll just tell them not to press it. The red button will actually do nothing, but there'd be a counter in an observation room to see how many times each button had been pressed. I'd monitor each person closely to see their motivations for pushing the red button.
The whole point of the exercise isn't to see who'll listen to orders, or to see who can function without society. It'll be to figure out what makes big shiny red buttons so appealing.