One reason freedom is more persuasive than "prosperity, fun, and convenience" is because those other interests have normal value, but freedom (in addition to ideological, cultural, and psychological appeal) also has option value, whether or not you decide to exercise it in the future, similar to the value of an option in finance. This va…
One reason freedom is more persuasive than "prosperity, fun, and convenience" is because those other interests have normal value, but freedom (in addition to ideological, cultural, and psychological appeal) also has option value, whether or not you decide to exercise it in the future, similar to the value of an option in finance. This value puts it on a whole other level. Or, at least it used to. I suppose the feeling of status and power from dominating and bullying the bad-thinkers of the population into compliance also has high value for many people.
One reason freedom is more persuasive than "prosperity, fun, and convenience" is because those other interests have normal value, but freedom (in addition to ideological, cultural, and psychological appeal) also has option value, whether or not you decide to exercise it in the future, similar to the value of an option in finance. This value puts it on a whole other level. Or, at least it used to. I suppose the feeling of status and power from dominating and bullying the bad-thinkers of the population into compliance also has high value for many people.
I think it might be that “freedom”
is a “sacred” value in the USA, in the Robin Hansen sense.