Disclaimer: This thought is absolutely sparked by the recent media buzz surrounding same sex marriage, it is not intended to become a discussion about weather you are pro or anti same sex marriage. It is merely an observation that was sparked by recent events, please keep that in mind if you choose to comment or share your thoughts.
One thing I have never understood is the importance placed on legislating ones beliefs on another, IE “We don’t like the way you do this, so we are going to make it illegal for you to do it”. Trying to legislate change, or control people into what you believe is at best, a short term solution. People will either rebel against said control, or will go right back to the the way they originally were when those controls are removed.
Think of it this way, lets say you work for coke, should you make it illegal to drink pepsi or should you create a product, experience, or service that causes people to choose coke over pepsi? If your goal is to control behavior, you may find temporary “victory” from time to time, but it will be short lived.
If you want to change the way people live, if you want to change the way people think and interact, create a better product, design a better system, find a better way, and share it with the world. As someone once said, you don’t have to do it first, you just have to do it better.
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