Authoritarianism vs liberty... which is better and in which contexts? Genuinely asking for opinions, not trying to own anyone.

It seems really intuitive to say "if something is bad, we should make it illegal so there is less of it". This of course can have problems. If people aren't allowed to make mistakes, they can be miserable. No one wants to be a slave with a master who tells him to do all the right thing.

Anarchy on the other hand, is also bad. There are obvious limits.