So you agree that there is no obligation, then assert a set of social obligations that should be respected.
Do you see the contradiction here?
Do you see the contradiction here?
He said there's no "absolute" obligation, but there are some by virtue of us living in a society.
If you say that there is no obligations, but also that you should follow some social expectations, then you’re contradicting yourself. It’s just a nicer way to say that people should behave according to what you consider to be acceptable.
Btw, which society rules do you mean? Because you have a lot of differences in different places regarding politeness and other social obligations.
The entire discussion is at the level of social expectations.
Correct, I think we agree on that.
> The entire discussion is at the level of social expectations.
No, this statement:
> No, there is no obligation. But there’s a thing called courtesy.
Is actually “No, there is no legal obligation. But there’s a thing called courtesy.“ And here the contradiction falls away and the discussion turns to whether there is a social expectation to be courteous. On that point my (and the above commenter, I suspect) would say that yes, of course there is an expectation of social courtesy. There’s one in every other setting too, so why not here?
As a Spaniard living in Japan, what social rules should I use to apply my social courtesy on Github?