The special American national algorithm is the false tragedy of choice. This conviction leads us to constrict the world of values and make ourselves less free. It has cut lanes so deep into common sense that it takes work even to see it. The false tragedy begins with the acceptance that choices must be made between values. So far, so good. But rather than encouraging you to realize as many values as you can, the false tragedy demands a final disposition whenever tension between values appears. In making a choice now, you must nullify forever the value you cannot realize. After the unchosen
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