interestingasfuck

My favourite part is his position that you can't restore a person's inherent autonomy in a meaningful sense while keeping the larger sociotechnological structures that limit it in place.

Take a look at the direction of the U.S. these days, and the significant rollbacks in the limited autonomy afforded liberals, commies, academics, women, and ethnically diverse individuals either actioned or on the horizon as evidence. There's merit to this position.

I do not agree with all of Ted's positions - I am a collectivist, ultimately and perhaps foolishly, at heart - but I find quips like yours to be distractions. These comments certainly shouldn't be ignored, but considered within the larger context.

That said, if these comments are such that you don't want to engage with the rest of it, that's your decision and I respect it. And I mean that sincerely (trying to account for Poe's law here - I really do mean that).