Hacker News with Generative AI: Social Experiment

I Went Undercover in Crypto's Answer to Squid Game. It Nearly Broke Me (wired.com)
I’m crouching in a seedy alleyway off Trafalgar Square, London, with my MacBook teetering on one knee. The heady reek of piss fills my nostrils. I’m hurriedly punching emoji into a dialog box in my web browser, which is prompting me for the answer to a puzzle. It’s day nine of Crypto: The Game.
Cryptocurrency, Gaming, Social Experiment
8 points by thefreeman 31 days ago | 1 comments
Total Isolation: What Happens to Your Brain After 30 Days Spent Alone (2019) (inverse.com)
Imagine being confined to a small, dark room, with no social interaction whatsoever for 30 days. Not many people would jump at this opportunity. But, in November 2018, a professional US poker player, Rich Alati, bet $100,000 that he could survive 30 days alone and in total darkness.
Social Experiment, Psychology, Human Behavior, Isolation
11 points by squircle 90 days ago | 1 comments
Four-day week 'an overwhelming success' in Iceland (bbc.com)
Trials of a four-day week in Iceland were an "overwhelming success" and led to many workers moving to shorter hours, researchers have said.
Work-Life Balance, Iceland, Labor Studies, Social Experiment
12 points by huhtenberg 182 days ago | 1 comments
We created a fake delivery company to get a job (kashevko.com)
Job Hunting, Social Experiment, Deception
194 points by 1ikigai 284 days ago | 128 comments
The Chorleywood Experiment (2023) (historic-uk.com)
History, England, Social Experiment
19 points by Jaruzel 284 days ago | 36 comments
The Hidden-Pregnancy Experiment: Could I Hide My Pregnancy from My Phone? (newyorker.com)
Privacy, Technology, Pregnancy, Social Experiment
73 points by fortran77 357 days ago | 60 comments
Millionaire Becomes Poor to Prove You Can Earn $1M in a Year: Fails at 10 Months (ibtimes.co.uk)
Social Experiment, Personal Finance, Money, Success
34 points by ACHILLIES 361 days ago | 10 comments