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> And what will this fight be for? For your honour. So that you do not become a citizen of North Korea; so that you do not take part in <this>. Honour systems
by virgilp 5y ago
> And what will this fight be for?
For your honour. So that you do not become a citizen of North Korea; so that you do not take part in <this>.
Honour systems developed independently in many chaotic/violent societies - not irrationally, but because they are _good_ systems, perhaps the only way to protect yourself from fates worse than death. Kamil Galeev explains it fairly well here: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1498692916511924232.html https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1498692916511924232.html
- throwaway290 5y agoMy honour is supposed to compel me to quit software, go back and start a bloody fight with my fellow citizens (on whose side the tanks and the truth, for all they know, are)? For a country I have no pride in, to facilitate the next dictator to trample on our blood up the throne if we succeed, while you watch with popcorn from your office?
- virgilp 5y agoNot you, personally; those who choose (or are compelled) to stay .
- throwaway290 5y agoSome people may be compelled. I will look at them in awe.