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He went behind bars for Netflix. The biggest takeaway had nothing to do with prison

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SALT LAKE CITY — In the summer of 1971, a psychological study at Stanford University plunged into chaos. Twenty-four male students were each paid $15 per day to participate in the study examining power dynamics. They were randomly assigned roles of "guard" or "inmate" and then put in a simulated prison.

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