<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Manners reduce uncertainty by providing... > Manners reduce uncertainty by providing predictable forms through which strangers can cooperate. Etiquette is most valuable when it makes participation easier, not when it turns inherited convention into a weapon against outsiders. **Source:** [[livestreams/The Royal Society — Dignity, Conduct, and Behavioral Community - Workbook|The Royal Society — Dignity, Conduct, and Behavioral Community]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Manners reduce uncertainty by providing predictable forms through which strangers can cooperate. Etiquette is most valuable when it makes participation easier, not when it turns inherited convention into a weapon against outsiders.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-manners-reduce-uncertainty-weapon-against-outsiders ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->