> To what extent are people really deciding for themselves when they think they're deciding for themselves? To no extent. All decisions are made with some out

> To what extent are people really deciding for themselves when they think they're deciding for themselves? To no extent. All decisions are made with some outside influence. This is true now and has always been true. Unless you live as a hermit your thoughts are influenced by other members of society. > If freedom is our highest ideal, how do we empower the maximal amount of people to make decisions for themselves without these influences? We don't. How can you eliminate outside influence if you are under outside influence yourself?