<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Etiquette is a social technology for coordinating... > Etiquette is a social technology for coordinating bodies, rank, time, speech, and access. Its forms change across cultures, but its practical purpose remains: reduce uncertainty, protect dignity, and make shared space navigable. Good manners are protocols with a human face. **Source:** [[livestreams/The Human Being as Opportunity — Institutions, Human Capital, and Reclaiming the Self - Workbook|The Human Being as Opportunity — Institutions, Human Capital, and Reclaiming the Self]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Etiquette is a social technology for coordinating bodies, rank, time, speech, and access. Its forms change across cultures, but its practical purpose remains: reduce uncertainty, protect dignity, and make shared space navigable. Good manners are protocols with a human face.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-etiquette-social-technology-protocols-human-face ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->