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Re:Tell HN: Tradition Isn't Useless – It's Chesterton's Fence by motorest on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @03:32PM (#45202509)
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Re:Tell HN: Tradition Isn't Useless – It's Chesterton's Fence by pmjones on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @03:46PM (#45202669)
I always wondered -- was this an actual experiment, or is it a just-so story?

EDIT: looks made-up, at least according to this: https://factschology.com/factschology-articles-podcast/monke...

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Re:Tell HN: Tradition Isn't Useless – It's Chesterton's Fence by motorest on Thursday September 11, 2025 @03:42AM (#45208921)
> I always wondered -- was this an actual experiment, or is it a just-so story?

That's not relevant though, just like it's not relevant for a boy who cried wolf to actually have existed for the allegory to send a clear message. Enforcing rules after their rationale ceased to apply is pointless.

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