Por qué más es menos

Decía Hayek, en Camino de servidumbre, que "nos es para sorprender que la gente desee verse relevada de la penosa elección que la dura realidad impone a menudo. Pero pocos desean verse descargados de la misma, si es de manera que otros decidan por ellos, Lo que la gente desea es que no haga falta elección alguna". El profe Barry Schwartz parece darle la razón, pero claro, no. Según este neoplatónico progre, autor de The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less:

While a life without any freedom of choice would not be worth living, it appears not to be true that more choice inevitably leads to more freedom and greater happiness. Indeed, there may be a point when choice tyrannizes people more than it liberates them. The implication of this news, both for individuals and for government officials, is that sound social policy simply cannot consist of throwing an ever-greater menu of options at the American people.
. ¡Qué mala es la libertad!. Como dice Ronald Bailey, "one suspects that his unspoken converse is that sound public policy consists of the government restricting options and forcing Americans to do what people like Professor Schwartz think is good for them".

La eterna traicion de los profes, de muchos, al menos.