The roided up monster antagonises, waiting for the slightest excuse to explode in violence. A slightly sneakier version of the same monster would antagonise mo

The roided up monster antagonises, waiting for the slightest excuse to explode in violence. A slightly sneakier version of the same monster would antagonise more non-physically and perpetually. There's slippery slopes and giving inches; there are deleterious attractors all human interaction ecosystems can fall into through a tragedy of the commons (see meditations on moloch by slatestarcodex). How do you prevent this, or even start to stand against it? Schelling points. The guy shouting on the corner is reliable. He's obvious and slightly unpleasant. But he's a lesser evil than the creeping decay that girdles you and smothers you while whispering honey into your ear.