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The golden rule got demoted to silver? Damn, times are tough all over.
by mobiledev2014 6y ago
The golden rule got demoted to silver? Damn, times are tough all over.
- rglullis 6y agoNo. Read it carefully; - Golden Rule: treat others in the way you would like to be treated - Silver Rule: don't treat others in a way you would not like to be treated. The difference is subtle, but important.
- euler_angles 6y agoI'm sorry, the double negative there is making it very difficult for me to parse and understand the distinction you're pointing out.
- rglullis 6y agoThe main point is that the Silver Rule states that it is more important to avoid harm than to try to do something that you think is positive. Another way to put it: when in doubt, don't interact. https://gonen.blog/the-golden-rule-vs-the-silver-rule/ https://gonen.blog/the-golden-rule-vs-the-silver-rule/
- euler_angles 6y agoI see now. Thank you.
- im3w1l 6y agoDon't treat others in (a way you would not like to be treated). You can parse the sentence by evaluating the parenthesis first, "a way you would not like to be treated.". Let's think of a few ways you would not like to be treated. I don't want other people to * Scream at me * Insult me * Put words in my mouth. Then it says "don't treat others" in such a way. A gotcha here is that not liking something is not exactly logical inverse of liking something. Liking something means positive feelings. Not liking something means negative feelings. Feeling neutral is a third category, not included in either.
- bloodorange 6y agoAn oversimplification which might make it easier to understand that rule: Don't mistreat others.
- Decabytes 6y agoThere is also the platinum rule. "Treat others the way they want to be treated"
- rglullis 6y agoOk. I'd like to be treated like a King. I am expecting your full support in providing whatever I desire, no questions asked.
- Taek 6y agoThat's why it's the platinum rule. There are people who genuinely attempt to abide by this rule and they can be great assets to a community as long as they are not getting trampled over.