> it's hard to know what is actually good for us and what will satisfy us, it's not as easy and not everyone is able to figure it out by themselves.

I don't think anyone figures it out by themselves

the more freedom you have, not only the more options you have to succeed

the more options you have to fuckup

if you have a crack addict and you administer them an authoritarian intervention where you're able to slowly ween them off crack say.. you have curtailed their freedom and as a result they might survive and not be miserable @Xinyue

they might survive and be super miserable too man

You seem to be arguing as though I'm an individualist, I'm not one though, I'm a collectivist

there's place for Authoritarianism in personal relationships, i just think it doesn't work from public policy perspective.

once you do crack you never go back

Authoritarianism in most cases is warranted in places where things go wrong and need quick correction

there are recovering addicts who go on to build families and have jobs

it's worth a try

I know I was just joking around

so authoritarianism in this sense is an exception to the rule, the way to correct things or restore things, and even then should be subjected to relentless skepticism

i don't agree with that because saying that you are assuming that an individual is capable of rational thought all the time and actually create sustainable values for themselves..
not everyone is capable of understanding complex subjects like morality, not everyone is an intellectual

in our culture we don't give enough respect to authority

Most people seem willing to follow a trend along

Without giving it any thought

sometimes it's just better to listen to your Rabbi and your Parents even if they can't convince *you* rationally

your rabbi?

hmmmmmmm

Not everyone is an intellectual of course, but everyone is a member of society, has a vested interest in society, is connected to the society via social relationships and has both freedom and duty to partake in that society. Authoritarianism is individualism applied to leadership, it betrays true collectivism which consists in the whole people deciding for themselves what to do.

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The whole people cannot decide for themselves

They can, of course

i don't care about being loyal to these political theories

They ain't smart enuff

Neither are you

but you must decide for yourself

that was uncalled for

dayum

😂

You don't want normies taking the reigns any further than they already

have

In fact, if the people can't decide for themselves, they cannot carry out societal duty

Duty consists in agency

and cannot be otherwise

Not really

if you do not have agency, you are amoral

Why do you care about being amoral?

but this is true.. most people just can't create values for themselves, one person simply doesn't have the time or energy or interest to go into the depths of these things.

Duty does not really require you to have agency