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Originally Posted by Ammi
..yeah there has to be filters and boundaries regardless of a dislike for someone otherwise what an unpleasant world it would be......
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I have thought this throughout the series when people seem to condone the virtues of "I say IT how it is" and "he/she says it to your face" etc. It made me think of a section from the book"The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy":-
The Belcerebon people of Kakrafoon used to cause great resentment and insecurity among neighboring races
by being one of the most enlightened, accomplished and, above all, quiet civilizations in the Galaxy.
As a punishment for this behavior, which was held to be offensively self-righteous and provocative,
a Galactic Tribunal inflicted on them that most cruel of all social diseases, telepathy. Consequently,
in order to prevent themselves broadcasting every slightest thought that crosses their minds to
everyone within a five-mile radius, they now have to talk very loudly and continuously about the
weather, their little aches and pains, the match this afternoon and what a noisy place Kakrafoon
has suddenly become.