I think freedom to choose per se is generally good, but no guidance about how to choose isn't necessarily: nudges[0] can be very important. Freedom to eat what

I think freedom to choose per se is generally good, but no guidance about how to choose isn't necessarily: nudges[0] can be very important. Freedom to eat whatever you want is fine, maybe good, but not having guidance on what kinds of food to eat can be bad. We don't always know what's going to make us happy in the long term, especially e.g. with things that involve trading off immediate pain for deferred benefit (exercising, dieting). [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudge_(book) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudge_(book)