Tom S. wrote:

[ liberty and lifestyle are the same] unless you're an aesthetic.


Though I am not "a guiding principle in matters of artistic beauty and
taste", I could be of course.

Let's take a look at the possible alternatives;

atheist -- Nope, not that either;
anesthetic -- Only when I really get off on a rant;
ascetic -- Not me, for sure!

In fact, liberty is necessary for the "American lifestyle", but then so
is money. If you want both, best to follow our example, but even an
ascetic needs the freedom to be left alone to pursue his principles,
especially since we tend to use the term to describe someone who
"renounces material comforts and leads a life of austere self-discipline
as an act of religious devotion."


Jack