Thursday, August 21, 2008
Just sharing an interesting read.
Extract:
So Mote will stand before the freshmen, implore them not to drink and threaten them with enforcement -- and then, because it's the responsible thing to do, he will tell them how to handle it when they get plastered. Which they will. But we don't want to see it, because there's a law on the books.
That's the first lecture in Cynicism 101.
Kinda like the whole 'sex abstinence VS education & protection' debate, ain't it?
As with ANYTHING, for all mentally-healthy humans, give them a little waft of a forbidden fruit, and the chances are that people will try their darnest to get hold of that sweet fruit and use it, more often than not, excessively.
It's what is known as human nature, curiosity, a natural tendency to test authority, plain stupidity, blah blah blah.
But, when nobody has to hide, there will be moderation... and safety.
Extract:
So Mote will stand before the freshmen, implore them not to drink and threaten them with enforcement -- and then, because it's the responsible thing to do, he will tell them how to handle it when they get plastered. Which they will. But we don't want to see it, because there's a law on the books.
That's the first lecture in Cynicism 101.
Kinda like the whole 'sex abstinence VS education & protection' debate, ain't it?
As with ANYTHING, for all mentally-healthy humans, give them a little waft of a forbidden fruit, and the chances are that people will try their darnest to get hold of that sweet fruit and use it, more often than not, excessively.
It's what is known as human nature, curiosity, a natural tendency to test authority, plain stupidity, blah blah blah.
But, when nobody has to hide, there will be moderation... and safety.
