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I've definitely soured on the first part.
I don't think most people want 'freedom' in any complex sense.
They do not want to be prevented from pursuing the things they want to pursue, most will throw a tantrum when told "no, you can't have that now."
But they don't really care if they live in a prison if they are supplied with the things they want. "Who cares about what's outside? All the food and beer is here, and there's TV!"
I mostly chalk this up to people truly desiring status. And status requires the existence of some hierarchy or rank system. Which almost directly implies there's someone in charge, making rules, and restricting freedom. And one can still pursue status even if they're in a prison.
And I note that its perfectly fine to rank freedom below other priorities... but on a meta level, freedom is an important value to support if you want to pursue other values that most other people don't also prioritize.
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