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You are still free to do that thing. No one is stopping you from buying a car without seatbelts. Companies are being restricted from selling a car without seat

by devmor 3y ago

You are still free to do that thing. No one is stopping you from buying a car without seatbelts. Companies are being restricted from selling a car without seatbelts. Companies aren't people. If you believe this is a restriction of your personal freedom, then ANY regulation on ANY company that you might interact with, for anything at all is a restriction of your personal freedom as well - because those actions ultimately could result in the company not providing a good or service that you desire. And if that is your definition of personal freedom, then you should clarify your position as an anarchist.

MostlyStable 3y ago
>then ANY regulation on ANY company that you might interact with, for anything at all is a restriction of your personal freedom as well - because those actions ultimately could result in the company not providing a good or service that you desire. Very nearly this YES. I don't think it's quite that absolute, but pretty close! Many, many restrictions on personal freedom are entirely justified, and are in fact extremely good, to the point that almost no one disagrees they are warranted, but they are most definitely still restrictions on personal freedom. I am not an anarchist who thinks that the government shouldn't exist or that personal freedom is literally the only value that matters, but that doesn't mean we should lie to ourselves about the fact that, in order to live in a functioning society, countless of our personal freedoms have to be given up. Many of them are so small and inconsequential that most people never even notice, but that doesn't change the fact that we have given them up.
- devmor 3y ago
  If your definition of personal freedom also includes restrictions on entities that are not you, then your personal freedom is fundamentally at odds with literally any other person having personal freedom as well. I don't see how this definition is meaningful or useful for society.

by devmor 3y ago

MostlyStable 3y ago

>then ANY regulation on ANY company that you might interact with, for anything at all is a restriction of your personal freedom as well - because those actions ultimately could result in the company not providing a good or service that you desire. Very nearly this YES. I don't think it's quite that absolute, but pretty close! Many, many restrictions on personal freedom are entirely justified, and are in fact extremely good, to the point that almost no one disagrees they are warranted, but they are most definitely still restrictions on personal freedom. I am not an anarchist who thinks that the government shouldn't exist or that personal freedom is literally the only value that matters, but that doesn't mean we should lie to ourselves about the fact that, in order to live in a functioning society, countless of our personal freedoms have to be given up. Many of them are so small and inconsequential that most people never even notice, but that doesn't change the fact that we have given them up.

devmor 3y ago
If your definition of personal freedom also includes restrictions on entities that are not you, then your personal freedom is fundamentally at odds with literally any other person having personal freedom as well. I don't see how this definition is meaningful or useful for society.