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Sounds like The Paradox of Choice. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paradox_of_Choice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paradox_of_Choice
by dpflan 1y ago
Sounds like The Paradox of Choice.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paradox_of_Choice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paradox_of_Choice
- massysett 1y agoSort of. I took the argument in “The Paradox of Choice” to be that too many superficial choices can reduce happines: for instance, choosing between ten different varieties of toothpaste in the supermarket can overwhelm the consumer. I think a practical lesson from that book is that a company can boost sales by reducing the number of trivial choices it offers, making it easier for the customers to pick the “right one.” This article on the other hand seems to say that people have equated choice with political or economic or philosophical freedom and, furthermore, that this equivalence is a false one. It’s a deeper and more difficult argument to make. I think “The Paradox of Choice” makes a lot of sense but this article leaves me unconvinced. For example I’m not understanding the argument this piece makes about the abortion debate. Abortion rights proponents are not arguing that the right to choose abortion is an empty promise. They’re arguing that women need to have real choices so they can in fact choose abortion if they wish. The arguments this piece makes to suggest choice does not promote freedom seem to me to support the opposite conclusion: that choice is an essential component of liberty and freedom.