The title had me expecting something completely different. I usually see the concept of
agency
used in a context where someone has control over their decisions and situation. It's interesting to see it used in this situation, juxtaposed to principal.
I also thought your take on this was one of the best I've read. Usually the people talking about this experiment don't make me feel things. It's just obvious clear, cut evidence for how power/authority can go wrong.
But while reading your post I actually felt new things. Questioned new things really close to the real world rather than just historic examples of the experiment itself and the historically distant
Nazis
.
This section especially affected me:
Despite the experiment seeming ethically questionable, in the minds of most participants the consequences of the study fell on the shoulders of the experimenters and therefore wasn’t their problem.
They were just following orders. They were perfect agents. There was no agency dilemma.
Can't say exactly why. Something about the way it's phrased... maybe because I know your voice and this seems especially more like your voice than your average post.
Anyways I hope to read your content in the future that expands on this because I feel like this seems like a very Will concept
