Freedom is a poorly defined word which you are free to interpret in any way you like
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There’s only one way to define it that makes any useful sense and can actually produce a prosperous society instead of a horrific one.
Make its definition arbitrary and useless at your own risk.
If you were the author of a dictionary, how would you define it? Definitions are so important
I get the feeling you think I am against you. I'm on your side, Guy. I'm a Bitcoiner, and I spend it and buy it every single day.
I’m simply saying definitions are not arbitrary and too many people make that claim. Truth matters and if we allow the definitions of very specific things become murky or arbitrary, we lose the things they reference, explicitly, as a result. If you destroy the definition of the word “freedom” or allow it to mean something it doesn’t, or that isn’t sustainable or is intellectually contradictory, then we lose freedom in the real sense. We can’t have it both ways. We either define it clearly and hold to that, or we lose all concept and ability to defend it in the minds of those it depends on.
Long way of saying, definitions matter as much as the thing itself, because they are interdependent.
I agree. How would you define freedom? It's not an easy word to define, and that's why I brought this up. I love philosophy, and philosophers often start by clearly defining the words they will be using (e.g. Spinoza). I'm also an English teacher, so I appreciate how important definitions are.