notes-people-axiomaticEtiquette

just some notes

• the contents of one's mind should be private; therefore one should not use power to attempt to get someone else to reveal the contents of their mind
• when two entities interact, if one is much more powerful than the other then a request from the greater to the lesser entity, attached to consequences, may have consequences that are relatively severe (relative to the lesser entity) and hence may represent something close to coercion
  • even if the consequences are only a lack of a positive, e.g. 'if you tell me what you are planning to do then i'll give you $10,000,000'
• therefore, a powerful entity should never ask a less powerful one about their intentions