Great point, thanks! You'd know the dynamics inside the labs better than I do, so this updates me too.
One thing about the underlying research to note: it's about elected governments eroding institutions, not full authoritarian regimes. In most of the cases, the people who defected weren't facing violence or prison, they were facing the end of a career, losing social or business relationships, or being called a traitor by their own side. Lab employees who quit face the same or similar costs (plus walking away from equity, which is the thing that impresses me most about the people who've done it!)
Also in the underlying data, speaking out was the most common action taken (57% of the 293 tactics were verbal or physical protest) and it still had the lowest success rate. If there were great risks, we'd expect it to be more rare? That said, I agree it's hard to draw any real conclusions from this and breaking + speaking out are likely actions that more employees will take, which is good.
I'd be curious to hear more about your hypothesis here. For instance, are you interested in how pets consume other animals? One other potential direction: I've thought that if one really love their pet, there's a chance they'd feel more empathy for farmed animals.
Great point, thanks! You'd know the dynamics inside the labs better than I do, so this updates me too.
One thing about the underlying research to note: it's about elected governments eroding institutions, not full authoritarian regimes. In most of the cases, the people who defected weren't facing violence or prison, they were facing the end of a career, losing social or business relationships, or being called a traitor by their own side. Lab employees who quit face the same or similar costs (plus walking away from equity, which is the thing that impresses me most about the people who've done it!)
Also in the underlying data, speaking out was the most common action taken (57% of the 293 tactics were verbal or physical protest) and it still had the lowest success rate. If there were great risks, we'd expect it to be more rare? That said, I agree it's hard to draw any real conclusions from this and breaking + speaking out are likely actions that more employees will take, which is good.
I'd be curious to hear more about your hypothesis here. For instance, are you interested in how pets consume other animals? One other potential direction: I've thought that if one really love their pet, there's a chance they'd feel more empathy for farmed animals.