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Re:If you had 5 dollars and 2 hours, how would you make as m... by randallsquared on Saturday October 31, 2009 @11:37AM (#913619)
I do feel that it was sketchy to ignore the rules the way these teams did. However, the restaurants do not have a contract with their customers. If they want to have a contract with their customers, they can, but calling their expectations of what customers will do a "contract" dilutes the term.
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Re:If you had 5 dollars and 2 hours, how would you make as m... by gottlieb on Monday November 02, 2009 @01:19AM (#916306)
Actually, 'Social Contract' is a term on its own, that is many things to many people, but in general, it is the idea that societies have unspoken rules in order to maintain order. I do not think he is diluting the term, as it (or at least the concept) has been around for quite some time.
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