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[โ€“] sneekee_snek_17@lemmy.world 12 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Couldn't agree more. I do not follow arbitrary rules unless compelled to, as long as it doesn't harm anyone or anything. If you want me to do something, there needs to be a logical reason for me to do it

[โ€“] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 11 points 17 hours ago

I generally follow the rules unless I have a reason not to. The rationale is that just because I don't see the reason for the rule doesn't mean there isn't one. If everyone ignored every rule they didn't understand the need for the world would be even more of a shit show.
So I stop at the stop sign when no one is around. I know I would only do it when it was safe, but so does everyone who got hit by a car running a stop sign at a blind corner in the middle of the night.

I'm definitely asking about it if it's the least bit inconvenient though.