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We've reached a point where certain segments of the population revere autonomy to such an extreme that anything in your life that's not chosen is inherently oppressive. Some even take this to the logical conclusion of anti-natalism, since you don't and can't choose whether you come into existence, and therefore it's wrong to potentially bring someone into existence against their will. Logically this should be a red flag that your ideology runs counter to the nature of the human condition, and in being anti-human it might be a bad thing. In some sense the issue of existence is totally irreconcilable with possible technological progress. It might theoretically be possible to choose to radically modify one's body and mind with technological progress, but the body choosing such modifications came into being involuntarily. It seems pretty clear that something beyond mere autonomy needs to be a defining civilizational principle governing what it means to live a good life. because while autonomy can be expanded or restricted by a surrounding society, it is inherently finite and everyone needs to be able to come to terms with that.
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@ignika98 The problem is absolute autonomy where nation, race, family, biology, etc. are viewed as intolerable burdens we need to be liberated from. Some measure of autonomy is necessary for a fully human existence.
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The problem isn't with the desire for autonomy, it's that the people who seem to desire it the most are the least equipped to handle it.
We're not talking about trailblazers or explorers who strive to make something of themselves in their own way, we're talking about manchildren who think not having enough free money to buy funko pops is an act of systemic oppression.
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