Freedom - What I wish someone had taught me about Freedom

[@WellActually]

More videos coming soon, I should have time to schedule regular updates for a while.

[@nessesaryschoolthing]

I think what you're getting at is that there's such thing as positive freedoms (the freedom TO do something) and negative freedoms (freedom FROM something). It's often two ways of looking at the same thing, as you could say freedom of speech, for example, is the freedom TO say what you want, but it's also the freedom FROM outside restrictions, from being silenced for your beliefs. Your old job presented a lot of positive freedoms, the opportunities to handle things yourself and have them just so, but your new job presents negative freedoms, freedom from obligations, from concerns that are outside of your work. There's also the distinction between a right and a liberty. A right is a freedom you must have in order to fill your social obligations (i.e. the right to vote, to marry, to protect your home, to defend your legal innocence with an attorney, to reproduce, to keep private information) while liberties are freedoms that you would prefer to have as you will for your own gratification (games, food, dress, travel, drugs, fraternization).

[@VulcanTrekkie45]

I think this brings up an interesting follow-up: freedoms that we have on paper but are denied in reality. A lot of Americans are losing social freedom to do what they want because unregulated market forces are greatly hindering their economic freedoms.

[@weldin]

I don’t know about that. I don’t think greater economic freedom necessarily inhibits social freedom. It can-say, if there were no regulations stating people of different races must be served in restaurants for example-but those sorts of things are mostly regulated by the government. In fact, these days it’s typically business that is on the more socially liberal side of things while state governments inhibit social freedom and rights (abortion rights, voting laws, drug restrictions). I do think there are some industries where personal freedoms are inhibited by big business. In the US, the pharmaceutical industry comes to mind. However, like the video says, there is a trade off. Even though we have an unacceptably high price to pay for health care, we do also have the most advanced healthcare research in the world.

[@VulcanTrekkie45]

@@weldin The housing market too. A huge percentage of millennials and adult Gen Z people are still living with their parents because the housing market has spiralled so far out of control. Someone like me is denied the social freedom of choosing where I want to live because I don’t have the economic freedom to be able to buy or rent a house or apartment of my own.

[@vipza72130]

Good vid! I know that's beyond the scope of this video but I would have liked to discuss the notion of /free will/ and debate a bit on its existence. Also talking about social constraints and the big mechanisms described by sociology that impered the freedom people think they have.

[@Angie2343]

I hear the Green Hill Zone music and a ring sound from Sonic!

[@WellActually]

Yes you do!

[@Angie2343]

@@WellActually Are you a Sonic fan?

[@kevinabiwardani7550]

This is very thought provoking. We always talk about our personal freedom. But we tend to forget that within free society, other people also has the freedom to take yours. Much like how the US today, the capital owner and billionaires are able to do anything they want without any consequence. While the majority population live paycheck to paycheck, and barely had any freedom. Freedom to do anything also means consequences. Your choice, no matter good or bad, will generate consequences, good or bad too. Say if you hate someone, you can choose wether to ignore them, and live in suffering, or you can do "bad" things to them, but you will ended up in jail. I'm not promoting dictatorship or the likes of it, just an interesting thought that many people missed when talking about freedom.

[@LearnRunes]

In certain countries such as Germany, their recognition of the right of all men to seek liberty means that it is legal to escape from prison. However, doing so may not prevent authorities from returning you there if they find later on.

[@FilAnd01]

This was a good video, Mr owl man

[@PenguinTac0s]

i will never get over his accent so cool lol

[@WellActually]

Thanks :)

[@Chupakabra1]

this was way more liberal bs than i expected

[@WellActually]

How so 😅