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"Community before legal fetishism." This "legal fetishism", otherwise known as the rule of law, is what allows business deals to be made between strangers inst
by SiVal 8y ago
"Community before legal fetishism."
This "legal fetishism", otherwise known as the rule of law, is what allows business deals to be made between strangers instead of the traditional "community" limitation of having to share a friend in common who will vouch for you.
The main problem with the rule of law is having too little of it, when the traditional worldwide norm you speak of partially subverts it, and the powerful scratch each other's backs.
- davidzweig 8y agoGood points. I offer an example of "legal fetishism": my own brother insists I sign a 15-page contract in order that I help him out with a few hundred lines of code for an STM32.
- pjc50 8y agoThat's a polite way of saying "I don't really want to do this, but if you perform some work first to demonstrate your commitment I will agree to help you"
- navane 8y agoI think you switched some actors roles. It's more like: "I want you to do this. But to show your commitment, I want you to do this other thing too. You're doing everything and I'm doing nothing."