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		fooker on Oct 30, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Jaywalking legalized in New York City > Germany, Japan, there is strict social compliance There is quite a bit of historical evidence for this being really bad for society.

mc3301 on Oct 31, 2024 [–]

How're those places of low compliance doing recently?

fooker on Nov 1, 2024 | [–]

Not great compared to places with obedient people.

Freedom can understandably clash with progress.

Imagine how much economic progress the world would have made if the axis had won the second world war. I hope I have made the point.

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