It starts with cutting in line. When people are guilted into thinking "No big deal, it only happens once in a while", they are surprised to see the behavior propagate and subsequently ask "Why is everyone cutting in line now? What happened to manners?"
I think arguing for the appropriate punishment makes sense, but the "not a big deal" attitude is how society devolves. People didn't just spontaneously develop customs and norms. Certain pressures existed to create them.
It starts with cutting in line. When people are guilted into thinking "No big deal, it only happens once in a while", they are surprised to see the behavior propagate and subsequently ask "Why is everyone cutting in line now? What happened to manners?"
I think arguing for the appropriate punishment makes sense, but the "not a big deal" attitude is how society devolves. People didn't just spontaneously develop customs and norms. Certain pressures existed to create them.