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Re:Shamelessness as a Strategy (2019) by lordnacho on Friday January 01, 2021 @07:32AM (#25602815)
But authority doesn't have to be a person like a leader. It can come from a common way-of-life, a belief set that everyone in a society is born into.

For example, you shouldn't litter, and if you see someone else doing it, you have to overcome your shyness and point out to the kids their duty. And if you get busted littering, you should feel bad.

The thing that happens when authority breaks down is everything else is questioned too, whether or not that authority had anything to do with creating the pre-existing norms.

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