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The idea behind freedom generally is that despite the fact that most people don't behave optimally, it is unjust to curtail their right to behave suboptimally,
by thegrimmest 5y ago
The idea behind freedom generally is that despite the fact that most people don't behave optimally, it is unjust to curtail their right to behave suboptimally, so long as that behaviour doesn't directly impact others.
- tuwtuwtuwtuw 5y agoSo we agree then, because the spread of misinformation causes damage for other people, clearly.
- thegrimmest 5y ago> so long as that behaviour doesn't directly impact others I'm not sure how one person being misinformed directly harms another. Can you elaborate? Surely the misinformed person would have to act to directly harm another person, which is already covered by existing laws I imagine.