Sufis speak of some individuals as Qutub, The Pole. I don't understand what the Sufis mean by that designation, but it reminds me of Dale, somehow. His profound anarchy represents an extreme pole, an absolute position against which all others can be measured. It defines one end of a spectrum of possible human freedom. It doesn't really matter whether this is a practical position or not.
Practicality has nothing to do with it.
The principle of freedom is an Absolute Truth, incorruptible as gold, in a conditional world where every freedom, every truth, and every pr inciple is corrupted even as it is born. This is clearly not the kind of person you want to bet against, particularly where they have detailed knowledge and you are utterly ignorant. Nevertheless, I did. What is worse, Dale offered me the chance to back out of the bet after I'd thought abo ut it, and I refused. Feebly, I demanded proof.