The subject of hierarchies is a complex one, and there are not always easy answers. I hate getting into these moral discussions, because many folks default to simplistic answers and won't listen to complex arguments. Are hierarchies immoral? Coercive ones among adults are, certainly. Voluntary hierarchies and the issue of children are much more complex. I think that folks should approach them very carefully, but they are not automatically immoral.

The employer-employee relationship is especially troubling in the present situation because folks' options are limited in the current regulatory climate we live in. The cure there is to end the regulations that limit a person's ability to start their own businesses, and they can tell employers to take a hike if they are mistreated.

As far as children go Sunni, I know that you strongly believe in maximizing your children's freedom, far more than any other parent that I know. But it is true that young children are not able to recognize danger, and it is the parent's responsibility to protect them from it until they are able to recognize the risks and decide whether or not to assume the risks themselves.

The world is not black and white, no matter how much some people seem to think that it is. There are many shades of gray, and simplistic answers lead to judgmentalism.