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<blockquote data-quote="Manbearcat" data-source="post: 5982052" data-attributes="member: 6696971">I think if we get too broad and discuss the very generic topic of &quot;jerkdom within humanity&quot; that does not help us to diagnose the very specific underpinnings of the question (i) &quot;with regards to teleportation usage in DnD, what is (are) the root cause (s) of jerkdom&quot; and then attempt to resolve it by ruminating upon the question of (ii) &quot;how can we limit/end this jerkdom?&quot;&nbsp; Within the scope of question (i), there are specific issues that can be zeroed in on.&nbsp; If that is true, then there are specific resolutions that may be attempted to curtail the offender's access to the means that allow them to indulge in the behavior.&nbsp; That way you don't have to hope that punitive measures or social operative conditioning do the trick.&nbsp;In every area of life, you could apply the exact opposite of the &quot;precautionary principle&quot; and just throw up your hands and vaguely say:&nbsp; &quot;Well, jerkdom is intrinsic to being human.&nbsp; There are no policy or infrastructural provisions or revisions that will change this reality and operatively condition jerkdom out of humanity.&nbsp; Therefore, do nothing on the macro-policy/infrastructural/mechanical level and just handle everything on a micro basis.&quot;&nbsp; Both extremes (absolute adherence to the &quot;precautionary principle&quot; or to its opposite philosophy) are not particularly helpful to a profound understanding of life issues as they basically promote lack of scrutiny and intellectual apathy.&nbsp; What follows is lack of progress (where needed) or a lack of conservation (where needed).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Manbearcat, post: 5982052, member: 6696971"] I think if we get too broad and discuss the very generic topic of "jerkdom within humanity" that does not help us to diagnose the very specific underpinnings of the question (i) "with regards to teleportation usage in DnD, what is (are) the root cause (s) of jerkdom" and then attempt to resolve it by ruminating upon the question of (ii) "how can we limit/end this jerkdom?" Within the scope of question (i), there are specific issues that can be zeroed in on. If that is true, then there are specific resolutions that may be attempted to curtail the offender's [U][I][B]access[/B][/I][/U] to the means that allow them to indulge in the behavior. That way you don't have to [I][B][U]hope[/U][/B][/I] that punitive measures or social operative conditioning do the trick. In every area of life, you could apply the exact opposite of the "precautionary principle" and just throw up your hands and vaguely say: "Well, jerkdom is intrinsic to being human. There are no policy or infrastructural provisions or revisions that will change this reality and operatively condition jerkdom out of humanity. Therefore, do nothing on the macro-policy/infrastructural/mechanical level and just handle everything on a micro basis." Both extremes (absolute adherence to the "precautionary principle" or to its opposite philosophy) are not particularly helpful to a profound understanding of life issues as they basically promote lack of scrutiny and intellectual apathy. What follows is lack of progress (where needed) or a lack of conservation (where needed). [/QUOTE]

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