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minus-squaremaria [she/her]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoso whad evn is dis? like - dis building? ive seen it som times on som posts - but whad is it
minus-squareSomeonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 days agoIt’s a panopticon, a type of prison in which the cells all face inward so a single guard tower can keep an eye on the entire inmate population.
minus-squareHildegarde@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 days agoIt wasn’t designed for a single guard to save money on wages. It was designed to be psychology abusive. The guards are concealed behind blinds so the prisoners don’t know when they’re being watched, and have to assume they are always being watched.
minus-squaremaria [she/her]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 days agowell thads awful—
so whad evn is dis?
like - dis building? ive seen it som times on som posts - but whad is it
It’s a panopticon, a type of prison in which the cells all face inward so a single guard tower can keep an eye on the entire inmate population.
It wasn’t designed for a single guard to save money on wages. It was designed to be psychology abusive. The guards are concealed behind blinds so the prisoners don’t know when they’re being watched, and have to assume they are always being watched.
well thads awful—
THE PANOPTICON