Are there too many rules in the world?

Are there too many rules in the world?
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I don’t know. It’s a complicated thing. Certainly there are stupid, arbitrary rules but there are also rules that merely appear to be stupid and arbitrary but actually serve a useful; it depends on your vantage point
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