“Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err.”
—Mahatma Gandhi
What have you gained through having the freedom to mess up?
The saying goes that everyone is free to their own opinion, but not to their own facts. The modern world of social media makes it easy to share and debate opinions. It also makes it easy to share “facts” that simply have no basis in reality.
When have you allowed your opinions to lead you astray from researching the facts?