Punishing non-punishers taken to the limit (punishing non-punisher non-punishers, punishing non-punisher non-punisher non-punishers, etc...) is simply “If you’re not with me, then you’re my enemy”.
Only if the punishment for non-punishing has no decay factor. With a decay factor, the punishments due for non-punishing decay with each step, and thus reach zero punishment at some point. I think most people imagine a pretty step decay factor, and might think that it drops to zero after the steps, maybe with an exponential curve so that only the first step is a substantial punishment. Like maybe 1st step is 40% of full, then 2nd is 15%, then 3rd is 3%?
I think if taken to the limit that it becomes “nobody is with me, not even me”. After all, there are billions of people who you are not punishing and almost certainly will never punish for being non-punishers of non-punishers.
Punishing non-punishers taken to the limit (punishing non-punisher non-punishers, punishing non-punisher non-punisher non-punishers, etc...) is simply “If you’re not with me, then you’re my enemy”.
Only if the punishment for non-punishing has no decay factor. With a decay factor, the punishments due for non-punishing decay with each step, and thus reach zero punishment at some point. I think most people imagine a pretty step decay factor, and might think that it drops to zero after the steps, maybe with an exponential curve so that only the first step is a substantial punishment. Like maybe 1st step is 40% of full, then 2nd is 15%, then 3rd is 3%?
I think if taken to the limit that it becomes “nobody is with me, not even me”. After all, there are billions of people who you are not punishing and almost certainly will never punish for being non-punishers of non-punishers.