Hi Harold, as you know, I'm a regular reader of your blog and rank it highly for its thinking. I think I have to disagree with you on this one, though.

Individual freedoms do not necessarily result in democratic systems. The internet allows people to reach new markets, it is true, but it can also be used to form exclusive groups and fiercely protect their interests. I certainly question whether the internet-enabled unregulated free market for individual labour will naturally tackle unequal wealth distribution or result in equal rights for all, and I'm not at all sure that Delacroix would recognise it as his ideal of liberty.