On one hand, the respect of consent is necessary for a proper society. On the other hand, the logical extreme implies that even approaching a stranger should be considered coercive (cf. hebaber.substack.com/p/talking-to-strangers ). How can society even exist, if anything other than pre-existing relationships is intrinsically violent?
Talking to Strangers
Melissa Kirsch asks: ‘How often do you talk to strangers? What’s stopping you?’ I never talk to strangers. What stops me is that I don’t want to.H. E. Baber (H.E.’s Newsletter)