I confused myself a bit lately. I found out that I would generally accept and follow rules or laws but extremely dismissal when it comes to discuss them. I think I have been like that ever after pubety but I just never realized it. I knew that my political compass is bottom right which means conservative and anarchic but I have never thought much about the anarchic part besides that I am against bureaucracy.
I don't like laws. I have been extremely clear about that since I was a kid. In my middle school back in China we are required to recite the contents of the Constitution, which is part of our 'Morality and Political Studies' mandatory all the way up to university (basically brainwashing), and the teacher stated very clearly that this will be in the exam. I think I was the only one in the class who didn't even try to recite it and obviously I failed that subject (other stuff in this subject was no better anyways, because there are plenty of laws made in China just that no one ever obeys them). I was never ashamed of that.
I tend believe laws are only commonsense made complicated, and hence it is not necessary for any society as we all learn our commonsense from parents/guardians, and a society can run perfectly well or even better relying on commonsense instead of laws. I know that sounds a bit anarchist already. Think of speed limits, if a sign says the speed limit is 60kph on this road all the vehicles would tend to drive at a speed close to that speed limit to get maximum efficiency. Yes you could say that is a good example of how laws work but imagine the sign is not there and people can go at whatever speed they want to, they would try to drive at around the same speed as other vehicles whatever it is when other vehicles are present and they can drive as fast as they want when no other cars are in the way, which makes the road more efficient. The law is not there but the order is still there, and the efficiency could improved. Penalty for speeding is also ridiculous. If all other vehicles are driving at 100kph on a 60kph road and you drive at 60kph you will be the one causing accidents not others, do you want a fine or death? As for pedestrians, they are dead no matter whether you hit them at 60kph or 100kph, but at 100 it might cause less pain.
My obeying the laws/rules might have only been a result of commonsense instead of being forced by laws/rules anyway.
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