Hayek was talking about something more fundamental. There are countless of beliefs and behaviors we have to accept and internalize before we can even talk about changing a fence. "What is a fence? Can people respect access to property? Why can people own property? Why should we respect a fence?"
For the most part we do so unconsciously and unquestioningly.
We could not function in society if we stopped to question everything. Society is far too complex for any one person to understand "all of it."
The only reason society works at all is because we all tacitly agree to follow most of the rules without question. It's only when we shine a spotlight on a particular rule that we thin about it at all.
For the most part we do so unconsciously and unquestioningly.
We could not function in society if we stopped to question everything. Society is far too complex for any one person to understand "all of it."
The only reason society works at all is because we all tacitly agree to follow most of the rules without question. It's only when we shine a spotlight on a particular rule that we thin about it at all.