Re:Why an abundance of choice is not the same as freedom
by danaris on Sunday October 19, 2025 @01:44PM
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There are absolutely ways in which limiting our choices increases overall freedom: specifically, when our choices harm others, or take away their freedoms. Indeed, this is what laws that create a safe and healthy society based in rule of law are.
Removing our freedom—or ability to choose—to kill others, take them as slaves, take away their stuff*, etc, is an increase in overall freedom of the society, especially as that removal is expanded to everyone in the society, no matter how wealthy or powerful they are.
* With impunity, through laws and enforcement thereof; being able to physically prevent us from doing such things en masse is a different kind of question.
Removing our freedom—or ability to choose—to kill others, take them as slaves, take away their stuff*, etc, is an increase in overall freedom of the society, especially as that removal is expanded to everyone in the society, no matter how wealthy or powerful they are.
* With impunity, through laws and enforcement thereof; being able to physically prevent us from doing such things en masse is a different kind of question.