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Commented on Rewilding Etiquette
Evolutionary biologist Martin Nowak's research, using mathematical modeling, concludes that the most effective strategy for human cooperation is to be generous, hopeful and forgiving. Manners seems to be a common way to regulate this using peer pressure, conflict resolution, skillful...
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brucecohenpdx commented on
Rewilding Etiquette
AIUI there is experimental evidence from several mammalian species (dogs, monkeys, and chimps IIRC) that there's a common (perhaps genetically-transmitted, perhaps proto-social) concept of fairness and an expectation on the part of most individuals that it should apply to their own interactions with their conspecifics. That's a prime candidate for the underlying motivation for the development of manners....
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waters.boyd commented on
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Marilee @127: I wallow in shame at mangling your name; I'm reading this discussion through the tiny lens of my cell phone. I did not plan ahead and got very interested in the discussion here, and I intend to re-read it via my desktop computer's larger screen Real Soon. I offer my sincere apology. And maybe I can figure out how to edit my post. Also thanks Charlie for a forum of high quality, and to Karl for keeping the fascinating ideas flowing. (what's the emoticon smiley for embarassed face?)...
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waters.boyd commented on
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I suppose this comment stream is winding down, but... Is there any evidence that emoji usage is normative? Does the usage pattern of online emotion-faces converge over time, or do small communities form with internally-consistent online etiquette that diverge from other groups? I suspect that the same scale-free clumping of online clans results in divergent rules of behaviour. Hmm. I'm not really responding to other comments in this thread, sorry. I suspect my small screen changes my mode of interaction. But I am quite taken aback by the observation that riots have become more about property damage than hurting people....
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Greg. Tingey commented on
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heteromeles @ 117 You ASSUMED I was asking "Is it right or Wrong" ? Whereas, I would be much more likely to ask, especially as this is a philosophical discussion, AND I'm scientifically-trained: "Is it true, or not?" And, quite possibly: "Is it partially true?" Which is a very different algorithm from the one you are incorrectly assuming....
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andrei-timoshenko.myopenid.com commented on
Rewilding Etiquette
Perhaps we should focus on avoiding the bad before we even start thinking about promoting the good. In this regard, only a single principle of etiquette would be necessary (and one that hopefully, due to its passivity, should not be too controversial): Unless you have reasons to the contrary, act in such a way that the world is left in a state as close as possible to the one it would have been in were you not there....
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