[MUD-Dev] Re: (no subject)

[Chris Gray]

[Jon Lambert:]

:The controlling moral authority.  This can be local, cultural or universal.
:Universals definitions do exist and are much more important and
:significant.  There are local variations.

I guess some people (JC?) would consider this part of the interest in
the game of life, but I'm lazy and like consistency.

:				  Local morals might be somewhat odd, but
:ultimately for they are for the users' benefit.

Ooooh. I am 100% opposed to that sort of thing. I'm cynical enough to
believe that morals espoused by some local group are for the benefit of
that group, and any other benefit is entirely accidental.

:						  I am certain that some
:would say, "you have no right to decide what is good for the users.  Who 
:died and left you supreme moral authority?"  The basic point I'm trying
:to make is that for almost every gathering of individuals, someone steps
:in as a "local moral authority" and imposes restrictions on the rights 
:<laugh> of others.

Well, "might is right" is often *very* real. Laws, both legal and moral,
usually don't work that way, but reality tends to. "Might" can often be
well hidden, however. I consider the "moral majority" to be a might.

:		     For instance, it is immoral for me to come to work 
:without a tie and there would be severe consequences for daring to wear
:bluejeans (quite possibly loss of a day's income and not to mention the
:associated shame my colleagues might shower upon me).

Urk! You poor thing! I don't even own a tie, and have never learned how
to tie one. Nor do I intend to. Unless he has meetings to go to, my boss
often comes in with blue jeans. At the previous incarnation of our
company, a newly hired manager (from IBM) attempted to start a dress
code. He didn't get very far - not even past the first management meeting
that it came up in! (And yes, our sales and marketing people always wore
suits, and management types dealing with outsiders did too. No-one figured
there was any reason why the programmers/etc. behind the scenes should
have to, however.)

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Chris Gray   cg at ami-cg.GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA