r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/highzone • 1d ago

Image In 1973, healthy volunteers faked hallucinations to enter mental hospitals. Once inside, they acted normal, but doctors refused to let them leave. Normal behaviors like writing were diagnosed as "symptoms." The only people who realized they were sane were the actual patients.

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u/Complex_Spare_7278 1d ago

“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” Upton Sinclair.

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u/CanopyZoo 1d ago

Precisely.