alt Hacker News> Since when did we restrict people's ability to do things?
At least 4000 years ago, but that's just the earliest we have evidence for
> Since when did we restrict people's ability to do things?
At least 4000 years ago, but that's just the earliest we have evidence for
I don't think you understand the qualifier. I meant in the tradition of liberal free markets that have unlocked human potential on the global scale. I'm saying no it's actually good that you don't have to ask the local government when you want to do something. If American style free markets didn't gain traction we'd still be doing subsistence farming.