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The question implies that their “intent” is self-direction, which we would respect, but ignorance of the current best information hurts others—and license to hurt others is not allowed.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2020

The coach of UCLA’s women’s gymnastics team built her extraordinarily successful career on encouraging self-direction and being 1% better each day at a form of expression that feeds your soul.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2018

They found that having a quiet ego was associated with self-transcendent values-- such as universalism and benevolence-- as well as self-direction and achievement.

From Scientific American • May 26, 2018

Much the same for Aristotle, who saw freedom in rational, intelligent self-direction.

From Washington Post • Jan. 18, 2018

Individual, intelligent self-direction is not, however, thereby excluded.

From Story of the War in South Africa 1899-1900 by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)