More Responsible

Anything you think of as something you should be allowed to do must necessarily come with responsibility, and that’s on you to own.

Let’s use driving as an example. By default, you should be allowed to drive. If you can buy a car, no one should be allowed to tell you that you can’t drive it around. But that right comes with responsibility – you need to drive safely, be aware of the basic physics and mechanics of the vehicle, remain sober, pay attention, etc. If you fail to uphold your responsibilities, then the right to drive imposes too much danger on your fellow humans.

This applies even to things that don’t have any official legal requirements. You should never use the legal requirements as the bare minimum responsibility for yourself.

“Be more responsible with your rights than you are legally required to be” is a pretty good fundamental axiom, in fact.