[sgillen]

Even if something seems obvious to you it’s still best to verify it rigorously.

From a cynical point of view a bullying boss might be able to extract more working hours out of employees, or get them to upsell products at places like Best Buy.

[noir_lord]

Absolutely, 'What everyone knows' has been so frequently wrong throughout history, a few people get ill and suddenly that harmless old lady who lives alone outside the village is on the bonfire...

Humans are terrible at attributing cause and effect without a rigourous way of reproducing it.