>>305456Kinda this
The word is a bit convoluted but basically there are at least 2 vectors: one is for being an individual and another one being a pack animal (as in pack hunter, a being defined by a social unit of usually small scale and all the possible roles in it)
For an individual, it's important to have liberties I guess, like the very thing mentioned in OP, the expanding of horizons and options
For a pack animal, it's important to have friends, and making survival easier and better with friends, expanding your options collectively
I guess it's possible to combine both to a degree, but there will always be contradictions. As well as we restrict ourselves by simply making (or not making) choices, so in a way, absolute liberty is a pipe dream anyway
>What is the actual value of freedom?It seems to me that whether individually or collectively, humans just want to survive. Knowledge is power, and that power it to protect us from the chaos of the Universe. Our bodies, our lives and our societies are very fragile, but freedom in any sense helps to preserve it I guess, by expanding our horizons and our options
>When courtesy tells you to not fondle your scrotum and then caress a child, that suffers from hyperosmia, in the face you sternly reject this premise and let the tepid whiff enter the life of this unfamiliar youngster.The very fact that it's possible is good enough already, but I guess the wisdom is you don't have to do it xD