This is true of all rules that seem silly: they exist because somebody, at least once, proved they needed to be explicitly told not to do stupid shit.https://twitter.com/preaction/status/1256675218346708995 …
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I once attended a conference at a convention center that had signs by the escalators saying “shoes must be worn on the escalator”. *SHUDDER*
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