Blog post #3

 Throughout looking at the eight values of free expression there were two that really stood out to me. For starters I think that individual self fulfillment is the most important or one that resonates with me.  Individual self fulfillment contributes to our overall well being as humans, a sense of happiness, and a sense of purpose. this allows people to live their lives and be able to make choices that can be meaningful to them. Achieving self fulfillment can guide people to becoming more happy, having a greater self esteem of oneself, and a overall satisfaction about their life. I chose this as first priority because this is something that is meaningful to me,being able to live a life that I can and feel comfortable about my life and life choices that I have made along the way.  

I have done some more research on my own about individual self fulfillment some stuff that stood out to me about this is that it is crucial to have it enhances one's personal well being, gives motivation, & encourages meaningful contributions to society to the world around them. 

For my second values of expression that resonates with me I chose stable change, This stood out to me because I believe that there should be a balance between free expression and other societal values like privacy, national security, etc. 

two things about stable change that make them important are:

1.protection of fundamental rights: 

With stable change there has to be rights that are protected such as free expression, this is crucial because expression is a basis of democratic societies. this ensures that all individuals have the ability to say their opinions, challenge authority, and be able to talk about public discourse with one another. Stable change also allows our society to be able have core principles like free speech, while also adjusting to challenges they may face. Another way that stable change works is how it allows legal frameworks or laws that adapt in a way to ensure that one right isn't put down in a harmful way or a unfair way. I think this is also very crucial to the protection of fundamental rights because it ensures that every fundamental right is protected in a way that reflects based off our current values and norms in our society 

2. Balancing competing interests: 

Balancing other interests are a very important key detail on why stable change is important. there are often competing values, or concerns that need to be in consideration to ensure that free expression doesn't undermine essential rights and societal goals. 

Afterall I believe that individual self fulfillment and stable change resonate with me the most out of the eight values of free expression. I think this is the most important out of the eight values, I also think that more people should consider this being the two most important values. I also believe that balancing competing interests is important because the goal is not to limit others and what is said but it is used to ensure that it does not harm essential values.