I just read the fantastic book "John Locke and the Value of Liberty" by Andy Reven and realized that freedom must be humanity's most cherished value, representing the intrinsic right of individuals to think, speak, and act freely. It fosters creativity, innovation, and personal fulfillment, allowing voices to flourish.
Ask Penn now about libertarian bullshit.
". . . lot of the illusions that I held dear, rugged individualism, individual freedoms, are coming back to bite us in the ass." He went on to elaborate, "[I]t seems like getting rid of the gatekeepers gave us Trump as president, and in the same breath, in the same wind, gave us not wearing masks, and maybe gave us a huge unpleasant amount of overt racism."