The Theory of STUPIDITY | Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Intellectual laziness which often masquerades as loyalty or patriotism remains one of the most potent threats to democracy values and human rights The true challenge is to awaken individuals from this intellectual slumber to encourage independent thought and to ensure the mechanisms of power are held accountable to critical and moral scrutiny

Arendt's theory of the banality of stupidity

https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/blog/hannah-arendts-lessons-for-our-times-the-banality-of-evil-totalitarianism-and-statelessness/

THE BASIC LAWS OF HUMAN STUPIDITY

https://archive.org/download/01-miscellaneous-musings/1970-00-00_The%20Basic%20Law%20of%20Human%20Stupidity.pdf

Theory of Stupidity Bonhoeffer - On the Wing

http://www.onthewing.org/user/Bonhoeffer%20-%20Theory%20of%20Stupidity.pdf

Hannah Arendt's lessons for our times: the banality of evil, totalitarianism and statelessness

https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/blog/hannah-arendts-lessons-for-our-times-the-banality-of-evil-totalitarianism-and-statelessness/

The Milgram Experiment: What It Revealed About Obedience to Authority

https://www.spring.org.uk/2024/11/the-milgram-experiment.php

Bystander Effect In Psychology

a social psychological phenomenon where people are less likely to help a victim when others are present.
Explore the factors, examples, experiments and critical evaluation of this theory.

https://www.simplypsychology.org/bystander-effect.html

From Empathy to Apathy: The Bystander Effect Revisited

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6099971/

original link found on Mirror of Being

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53ZaXpIn2fg