• [deleted]@piefed.world
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        Torture itself doesn’t work reliably. The possibility of it might get someone to open up when combined with giving someone the time to just open up or a positive reward. Torture itself is counterproductive as the person is just saying whatever the torturer wants to hear to make the pain stop.

        Psyops absolutely work.

        • idiomaddict@lemmy.world
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          4 hours ago

          Torture isn’t effective for getting information out of people, but if your goal is to psychologically debilitate people, it’s totally effective

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            3 hours ago

            So are general everyday workplaces. You don’t need to go to a black site in Afghanistan. Just come to my office.

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              That’s because there are more than a few commonalities between the two. They’re not the same, but horrible lighting, little privacy, contradictory instructions/suddenly changing expectations are frequently used in both

      • kikutwo@lemmy.world
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        Torture isn’t verbal and psyops aren’t targeted to one person. Thanks for playing though.

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        4 hours ago

        You would, but the shrink wasn’t remarking in physical but mental impacts just like chatgpt.

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          So verbally abused children need to just suck it up because their parents can’t make them feel anything?