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We lost society the day we allowed speed limits.
Seriously why the hell do we have speed limits?
We didn& #39;t have speed limits when we had horses. We just had really fast horses and people who were jealous of those who had really fast horses.
When a really fast horse was approaching, we got out of the way. We didn& #39;t get on our own horse, chase them down, and berate them for allowing their horse to be a horse.
When cars first arrived, they didn& #39;t have any speed limits. They just had people who were smart enough to get out of the way.
When cars got faster, drivers regulated their own speed because they preferred to not crash and die.
Speed of your vehicle is only situationally relevant to the safety risk. Speed limits are entirely arbitrary and can be very misleading about what is and isn& #39;t & #39;safe& #39;.
It could be argued the existence of speed limits has created a more dangerous environment on our roads and highways, leading to slower drivers not pulling over and faster drivers becoming road-raged and so on.
We should have stayed with the & #39;faster horse& #39; paradigm. Where we just remain jealous of those with faster horses and get out of the way when they are running toward us.
This is particularly relevant in the year 2020, where requirements for mask mandates and other & #39;safety& #39; measures are being demanded by the modern-day & #39;slower horse people& #39;.
Speed limits conditioned us to believe that sacrificing Liberty was justifiable in the name of public safety. That some homogenous one-size-fits-all approach to government-mandated regulation could somehow make society a safer place.
But this is a lie. There& #39;s no one more invested in his or her own safety than you are. You want to live. You want to be safe. But you also want a fast horse. Because life is meant to be enjoyed.
So here we are, allowing our power-hungry government officials to further limit our freedom while the & #39;slower horse people& #39; guilt-trip us into wearing a mask so we don& #39;t & #39;kill grandma& #39;.
The correct approach, in my not-so-humble opinion, is for the experts to educate and warn their fellow citizens of the potential risks that could be attached to various behaviors. But to then allow them to make their own decisions and live their own lives.
It should be *my* choice how fast I drive. It should be *my* choice if I wear a mask or wash my hands or socially distance. And it should be yours too.
And if I& #39;m lucky enough to own a faster horse, you& #39;d better believe I& #39;m going to let that horse run as fast as it wants.
Because horses are meant to be horses. And governments are meant to be limited. And Americans are meant to be free. 
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