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<blockquote data-quote="Jeremy Ackerman-Yost" data-source="post: 403414" data-attributes="member: 4720">Re: Chaotic Means Having Social MobilityPermit me to confuse the issue again.I believe I mentioned this in another thread where you were in attendance, Chrisling, but since it's the topic this time, maybe I can get more opinions from people.I subscribe to the notion that Lawful vs. Chaotic has to do with where you put your priorities.&nbsp; Umbran touched on it when he used the axiom &quot;the needs of the many generally outweigh the needs of the few or the one.&quot;&nbsp; That would be the core of a Lawful outlook.&nbsp; The good of society as a whole is more important than what is good for an individual.Order, stability, written and codified laws... these are just tools to promote the growth and prosperity of large groups of people sharing a pool of resources.&nbsp; Individual happiness is unimportant compared to the survival of society.&nbsp; Clannish societies can fit this bill fine.&nbsp; Their clan IS their society.&nbsp; There's no need to be all-inclusive.A Chaotic outlook is individualistic.&nbsp; Society can go hang.&nbsp; Each individual should watch out for him or herself.&nbsp; There's nothing wrong with society per se, except when it starts asking me to limit my freedom.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jeremy Ackerman-Yost, post: 403414, member: 4720"] [b]Re: Chaotic Means Having Social Mobility[/b] Permit me to confuse the issue again. I believe I mentioned this in another thread where you were in attendance, Chrisling, but since it's the topic this time, maybe I can get more opinions from people. I subscribe to the notion that Lawful vs. Chaotic has to do with where you put your priorities. Umbran touched on it when he used the axiom "the needs of the many generally outweigh the needs of the few or the one." That would be the core of a Lawful outlook. The good of society as a whole is more important than what is good for an individual. Order, stability, written and codified laws... these are just tools to promote the growth and prosperity of large groups of people sharing a pool of resources. Individual happiness is unimportant compared to the survival of society. Clannish societies can fit this bill fine. Their clan IS their society. There's no need to be all-inclusive. A Chaotic outlook is individualistic. Society can go hang. Each individual should watch out for him or herself. There's nothing wrong with society [i]per se[/i], except when it starts asking me to limit my freedom. [/QUOTE]

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