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by TecoAndJix 1678 days ago
You are free to make a choice even when the end result is restricting future freedom (sword=death, illegal action=prison/death). So you can in any moment "be totally free" in virtually any society as long as concerns for freedom in future moments are irrelevant to you
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> So you can in any moment "be totally free" in virtually any society as long as concerns for freedom in future moments are irrelevant to you

Okay so I am in prison. Am I still totally free in that moment?

Great point. Max available freedom has constraints based on your current situation. I'm not in prison but i don't have the freedom to walk on the moon
Yes, this is indeed my point.