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What does it mean?
He suggests absolute freedom might work better than current systems, using sarcasm to highlight our fear of chaos.
In plain terms
Letting people do anything might actually work.
What can you take from it?
Absolute freedom is rarely tested.

Where it applies

  • debating laws
  • discussing ethics

Putting it to work

  • challenging control
  • imagining liberty

Questions to consider

  • Would people do what they want?
  • What holds us back?

Another view

Total freedom could lead to harm.

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