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have we considered: batman as an authority/justice figure prompting good behavior lol
2026-05-26 18:55:05
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potatelyn :
I’d want to run it again with a villain costume and again with a neutral costume like a hot dog.
2026-05-27 03:36:00
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Clever 🏳️⚧️♿️🚦 :
alternative hypothesis: they didnt want to disappoint batman
2026-05-27 02:57:31
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mana de :
Or Batman reminds them to do good things because of the reminder of the comics morals
2026-05-26 15:54:31
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Richie Scarf :
I thought it was that people naturally want to impress Batman
2026-05-26 22:53:57
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Secret Servals :
Send in the Hamburglar. Or someone in a chicken costume. Batman is novel but is also a moral authority.
2026-05-26 20:44:00
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D4m4s74 :
did they test other characters? Batman is an authority. What about a clown?
2026-05-27 12:57:49
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Brandon Michael :
we definitely need to try with other unexpected things to see if it was the unexpected event, or if it was Batman
2026-05-26 16:56:25
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kmac07_ :
okay but you need to recreate the experiment but with a different unexpected event. because will we need to know whether it was the unexpected event or the presence of Batman. cuz a lot of people will behave better in the presence of Batman.
2026-05-29 00:16:23
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The Son of the Wolf :
“Half said they didn’t see Batman” they were part of the 1/3 that would have done it without Batman….
2026-05-26 19:25:20
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yourdaddavis :
This clearly didn't happen in nyc. Unexpected events are expected events on the subway
2026-05-27 22:34:02
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Jjuarz27 :
i thought it was out of fear of batman like “oh fuck it’s batman please miss take my seat”
2026-05-27 15:41:56
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ricky :
How many people offered a seat to Batman tho
2026-05-28 21:46:56
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a.creechur :
They cant make that statement if they didnt try other characters or distractions. Like would Joker have the same % as Batman? Would Superman? Wonder Woman? Someone dressed as a minion?
2026-05-26 23:16:44
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RyeBread 🌈♾️ :
gotta be polite when Batman's around
2026-05-26 16:33:48
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A.A.Nahi :
what I'm hearing is I can make the world better by walking around dressed as batman.
2026-05-27 19:03:22
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Christina :
I think folks were afraid Batman would shame them
2026-05-28 21:06:10
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olephuck :
I say we try Spider-Man next. I think he can get us over 66%
2026-05-27 22:25:53
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PRODUCT.OFTHE.CONSTRUCT :
This creates an potentially interesting market. Employing people to do random benign things to spark social positivity.
2026-05-28 06:35:28
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carried48 :
i feel like they need to try variable "unexpected events", batman might specifically be making people more conscious of being a good person, the swamp thing light have a different effect
2026-05-27 01:17:24
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Tea 🍃✨ :
What if, instead of Batman, you have joker on the train…. Maybe it would go the opposite 😂😂😂
2026-05-26 21:36:45
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Blake A. :
I’m willing to contribute my tax dollars to this study
2026-05-26 16:23:38
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xoan :
Obviously Batman reminds them to be good
2026-05-27 22:58:06
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SShady25 :
is it because it's unexpected or is it because they wanna stay on Batman's good side?
2026-05-27 00:22:25
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