Does Society Have Too Many Rules?
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The article 'Does Society Have Too Many Rules?' from The New Yorker sparks a discussion on the role and enforcement of rules in society, with commenters weighing in on the importance of consistent rule enforcement.
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mitchbobAuthor
4 months ago
https://archive.ph/L9hSp
FrankWilhoit
4 months ago
If you're going to have rules, it has to be because you care about them, and then you have to follow through and show that you care about them. Putting rules in place but then failing to enforce them, or only selectively, is vastly worse than having no rules at all.
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