The idea economy is a conversation. Try to channel or control that conversation and you will stop the chatter.

You can get to oppression through regulation, especially in an "Idea Economy" which necessitates liberty of the mind to explore.

Regulations in an "Idea Economy" are restraints on innovation.

There is no more precious currency than the unfettered liberty to explore while engaged in an "Idea Economy". You cannot centrally plan the "Idea Economy" any more than you can plan fun or spontaneity. Regulations are restraints in an "Idea Economy". The entrepreneur is either free to experiment or not.

Very few tyrants argued for the slavery of the masses. Instead, they argued for their right to protect the people from themselves.

Individuals can only volunteer their will. The collective has no rights if not by the use of force and coercion. Collectivism is not a collection of individuals; It is the complete denial of the individual and its rights. Socialism is not cooperation of individuals; it is the denial of individual rights and individual dignity.