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The Importance of Individual Autonomy
I don't think that structuring society through government mandates or regulations gives people the autonomy to choose for themselves about how to direct their own brains and mental experiences. There's a strange, very strong paternalistic drive when it comes to health in even kind of like mainstream academia and bioethics. I come out believing that giving people autonomy over their brains is critical to striking the right balance between this temptation by corporations and governments to control and get into our brains.