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comment by o11c
o11c  ·  3467 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Social Workers should be more understanding of vampires

Too many people seem to be forgetting how much of civilization is dependent on everyone following social rules.

Yes, some of those rules can turn out to be harmful. But the concept of social rules is absolutely necessary.

We have a social rule that people actually follow the rules of the road in America. That's not the case in some countries. Everyone benefits from following the rule.

I could list more and dramatic examples, but I'm sure you can imagine them.