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Like the stop sign bubble. Those stop signs dont actually stop cars, they just work because of the contagious narrative
by paulsutter 5y ago
Like the stop sign bubble. Those stop signs dont actually stop cars, they just work because of the contagious narrative
- riffic 5y agowell, there's also the force of law behind stop signs.
- Red_Leaves_Flyy 5y agoAnecdote: I’ve seen a dozen people roll through stop signs today.
- paulsutter 5y agoA contagious narrative backed by guns indicates weakness of narrative
- lmkg 5y agoTo the contrary: It must be a pretty strong narrative if it convinces people to commit violence.
- riffic 5y agoWell first of all, I would argue the force of law is a social contract, not a contagious narrative. My second point to make here would be if vehicle drivers stopped following road signs, they would be likely to harm other drivers and bystanders. We have stop signs for a pretty good reason.
- rustybelt 5y agoAnd money.
- shkkmo 5y agoSmall difference: neither currency nor stops sign have speculation as rhe primary usage.
- bhouser 5y agoYour point may be true, but it's not a rebuttal to the parent's assertion that "contagious narratives" are a normal part of many generally accepted systems. It's like you're throwing in random information.
- anonymouse008 5y agoThis is so deep I can't tell if you're joking or not. There are rural towns that have a completely different concept for a stop sign... backed by a lack of enforcement from officers.
- paulsutter 5y agoIt's actually a secret reference to the buddhist idea of "conventional reality", things that exist only by convention or agreement among people: political office, property ownership, money, diplomas, marriage, borders, ... most of modern life
- thelittlenag 5y agoSchelling point is another name for this.
- Tenoke 5y agoNot quite as it is a more specific term - a Schelling point is a social construct but not all social constructs are Schelling points. In particular a Schelling point is a default chosen without communicating it in the first place. None of the above examples count.
- lurquer 5y agoDon’t try to stop completely at each stop sign, that’s impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth... there are no stop signs.
- gabereiser 5y agoCome to Florida where all road signs are merely suggestions /s. However, this is the strongest argument I've seen for why money is money, crypto is crypto, stop signs stop cars, and "DO NOT CROSS" keeps people out.
- agumonkey 5y agoTraffic Control Protocol is known to be a best-effort.
- hungryforcodes 5y agoI actually HATE crypto discussions on HN, and clicked on this link before thinking -- and wow this is a great comment. It is very deep! I'm very glad I clicked. Well done.
- rustybelt 5y agoIn high school my friend's dad used to tell new drivers that the stop signs with the white borders around them were optional.