FYI, it’s very important to note that these are mice, not rats, which have drastically different social dynamics. I don’t know if this experiment has been repeated with rats, (and I rather hope not) but I wouldn’t be surprised to see a very different outcome.
Likewise, humans are very different animals, and we should be very cautious about projecting these results onto society.
edit: see response to OP, below
FYI, it’s very important to note that these are mice, not rats, which have drastically different social dynamics. I don’t know if this experiment has been repeated with rats, (and I rather hope not) but I wouldn’t be surprised to see a very different outcome.Likewise, humans are very different animals, and we should be very cautious about projecting these results onto society.
Oh my bad I totally thought it was rats, I’ll edit my comments accordingly
Turns out you’re actually right, as there were similar experiments performed on rats, with similar results, so I redacted my comment.
Still feel like it’s not necessarily a good idea to apply the lessons to human society, but… yeah, depressing outcomes.