In theory you would be right. In practice, not so much. Can you go about those obligations you love without having obligations imposed upon you by society, by g

In theory you would be right. In practice, not so much. Can you go about those obligations you love without having obligations imposed upon you by society, by governments, by life in general, whether you want them or not? I doubt it. Freedom the way the author describes it is still a significant proxy to happiness, the ability to exert options with your life. Money in turn is the nearest proxy to such freedom, as it extends those options and your ability to apply them.