You can't be free if you haven't tried things.

Have you ever been knocked down for foolish behavior? How does it feel? You don't know? How would you know what is good or bad if you haven't felt the consequences?

Have you ever lost money, property, or other resources due to delusional thinking?

Betrayed? Dumped? Cheated on? Deceived? Addicted? Depressed? Fallen in love? Gambled?

If there are no consequences, you can't know what is good or bad. And if you don't know it, you can't be free, because freedom implies informed choice, and to be informed, you have to experience it.