Seems to me that many people would intuitively support some generalization of NAP; something like: “don’t actively do things that make situation worse”.
Which is of course quite nebulous. But that seems only quantitatively different from NAP, which also requires a definition of “aggression”, which has clear boundaries when we talk about punching someone, but becomes less obvious when talking about theft, or copyright infringement, or slander.
If I see you cheating on your wife, and I tell her, my intent is unknown—maybe I just wanted to hurt you, or maybe I deeply care about the sacred institution of marriage. (And we should charitably assume good intent.) But if I ask you to pay me $100, obviously the latter was not my motivation.
Seems to me that many people would intuitively support some generalization of NAP; something like: “don’t actively do things that make situation worse”.
Which is of course quite nebulous. But that seems only quantitatively different from NAP, which also requires a definition of “aggression”, which has clear boundaries when we talk about punching someone, but becomes less obvious when talking about theft, or copyright infringement, or slander.
If I see you cheating on your wife, and I tell her, my intent is unknown—maybe I just wanted to hurt you, or maybe I deeply care about the sacred institution of marriage. (And we should charitably assume good intent.) But if I ask you to pay me $100, obviously the latter was not my motivation.