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This 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 enf
by anonymouse008 5y ago
This 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.
- riffic 5y agoUnless you're a cyclist (Idaho Stops are good!) you should always make a full and complete stop at a stop sign. You're going to kill a pedestrian one of these days.
- lurquer 5y agoDon’t try to avoid pedestrians, that’s impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth... there are no pedestrians.