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Re:You block ads in your browser, why not in your city? by blackhaz on Monday December 27, 2021 @08:08AM (#29702180)
I don't understand you. You're saying we can go about, say, murdering people and we are fine with that as long as we don't get caught? Is breaking social agreement acceptable if enforcement fails? If my personal ethics allows me to break the law, but enforcement fails, can I still claim to be a positive element of the society?

What I am saying is that society has agreed not to damage each other's property, has agreed to a certain principle. The society has, basically, agreed that enduring outdoor ads is acceptable, while enduring random property damage is not, as there are no exceptions for ad vandalism -- that's what I call to respect here -- agreed principles. If we don't agree with that, we must change the law. If society we live in is ripe for the change, then it should be possible. If not, we have no moral right to do property damage while leveraging all the benefits of living in that society.

Re:You block ads in your browser, why not in your city? by DarylZero on Monday December 27, 2021 @10:05AM (#29703020)
The law doesn't come from "society agreeing" -- it's imposed by the strong on the weak and the young.
Re:You block ads in your browser, why not in your city? by blackhaz on Monday December 27, 2021 @12:22PM (#29704449)
Well, if we can't agree with the rule of law then what, we're back to a primitive society? I don't think homo sapiens culture is, at this stage, advanced enough to thrive in a primitive community, how attractive that may sound. In a few hundred or thousand years, perhaps?
Re:You block ads in your browser, why not in your city? by DarylZero on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @08:20AM (#29713501)
You are fundamentally mistaken about what "the rule of law" is. The rule of law is not based on "agreement" but enforcement. Even the veneer of agreement is based on enforcement. Historically, this has taken the form of enforced religion. Today, enforced school attendance serves a similar role.