Brooks's Law

They call it a law, though no parliament passed it. Brooks's Law is a law of behaviour, and it enforces itself.

Laws of this kind are really observations that refused to go away. Enough people bumped into the same wall that someone finally painted a sign. This page is the sign.

During the monsoon, one clogged drain teaches the whole lane about the commons. Everyone kept it clean, everyone assumed someone else owned it, everyone waded home together.

Society is a long conversation; the only question is whether you are listening or merely waiting to speak. Tomorrow will provide the test. It always does.