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The Richard Nixon effect

The Richard Nixon effect named after the president of the same name.

When a solution, produces the opposite outcome, opposite to the intended purpose, this can have very harmful outcome that is counterproductive.
And example of the Richard Nixon effect is when the School decided to ban physical contact. The students started high fiving way more often. The Richard Nixon effect is an example of making things illegal doesn’t fix the problem.
by Lone wolf sirius February 22, 2021
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