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  • From the wiki, and I’m simplifying:
    VW was handed over to the German government after being offered free-of-charge to Ford in 1948 by the British government (who ran the factory up till then).
    In 1946 the produced 1000 cars per month. In 1949, 2 cars were sold in the US.
    In 1952, 12 VWs were sold in Canada.
    In 1955 they produced over 1 million Beetles.

    So 3 years on life support being ran by the British. Dunno how long being run by the German government before becoming GmbH.












  • Yeh it is.
    Proving that a scientific theory is wrong means we don’t understand enough about the thing. And we know we need to look at other theories about the thing.
    Proving things wrong as well as failed hypothesis is as important (even if it is disappointing) as proving things correct and successful hypothesis. It rules the theory out, and guides further scientific study.
    With published papers, other scientists can hopefully see what the publishing scientists missed.
    Scientists can also repeat experiments of successful papers to confirm the papers conclusion, and perhaps even make further observations that can support further studies.


  • Oh, they do have psychological manipulation in mind.
    There are 2 leading design types:
    No clocks anywhere, designed to be difficult to navigate out of, designed to make the passage of time difficult to tell.
    And open and bright with easy lines of sight, designed to allow gamblers to relax without leaving.

    https://www.casinousa.com/blog/psychology-of-casino-design

    The former was developed by an ex-gambler that “turned their life around” into an architect that manipulates gamblers to gamble more. He studied the successful casinos, and gathered up all the techniques that makes gamblers gamble more.
    The open layout was developed in response to this, and solely concentrates on making gamblers feel relaxed (or able to relax).

    But lighting, layout, smells, sounds… Everything is accounted for.
    Casino owners know the design of their casino is what makes gamblers gamble more