AI and this forum

[Gary Childress]

Why did you decide to post about yourself, Gary?

Because it's true.

Do you really think it’s okay to ignore the forum categories and post about yourself anywhere you like? Really? That’s an astonishing sense of entitlement, Gary!

You’re an attention whore, Gary. And it’s getting boring.

Fair enough. I won't break the forum rules anymore. I apologize for my carelessness and disorderly conduct.

[mickthinks]

I won't break the forum rules anymore.

We don’t show consideration for other people because of a rule. We do it because that’s who we want to be.

[Gary Childress]

I won't break the forum rules anymore.

We don’t show consideration for other people because of a rule. We do it because that’s who we want to be.

Are you sure about that? What makes you think, for example, that many Iranians would not jump at the opportunity to put a bullet in me if I traveled to Iran right now, in spite of having rules against murder? Rules make a LOT of difference in human conduct when they are believed to be valid, legitimate, and followed. But when they are exposed as arbitrary, they lose that value, and some will gravitate toward destructiveness when rules are shown to be so.