Jante's Law in practice is pretty much summarized in the first point: You're not to think you are anything special.
So don't boast and don't stick out from the herd, and you'll be accepted.
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5. it's impossible for one person to know more in general than the collective, but one person can know more about one topic than the collective. this can easily be debunked with Galileo being shunned by society for knowing the Earth is round.
Fair point, shit example, even the ancient Greeks knew the Earth was round, in no way was that his contribution to science.
on my last thread Gypsy said: Sounds like you would be a fan of the Scandinavian principle of Jante's Law.
i agree with rules 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6. the rest are bullshit to me. i'll go through the others.
- You're not to think you are anything special.
- You're not to think you are as good as we are.
- You're not to think you are smarter than we are.
- You're not to convince yourself that you are better than we are.
- You're not to think you know more than we do.
- You're not to think you are more important than we are.
- You're not to think you are good at anything.
- You're not to laugh at us.
- You're not to think anyone cares about you.
- You're not to think you can teach us anything.
5. it's impossible for one person to know more in general than the collective, but one person can know more about one topic than the collective. this can easily be debunked with Galileo being shunned by society for knowing the Earth is round.
7. this is true in a sense because show me a person that has mastered any skill or discipline and i could point out many other people that were essential to the development of it. others/society made it so they could master whatever it is they did. they couldn't do that alone. but it's stupid to not give an individual at least a little credit for a particular skill when it would take another person much more effort or there are others that aren't even capable of doing the same thing at all. to acknowledge this wouldn't make others inferior, it would just mean they have different aptitudes.
8. there is a time and place for poking fun at someone, but parodies and satire exist for a reason. as long as it's not coming from a place of feigned superiority, i see no issue with it.
9. this one is just heartless. for a philosophy that seems so grounded in the collective, it sure does a great job of making everyone feel appreciated.
10. pretty much against this for the same reason as rule 5
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