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    It is not the case that Meaningful associations require voluntary entry and exit as constitutive features, not merely incidental ones (cf. Rawls on the voluntary basis of association).

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    • 1.Family bonds are meaningful despite lacking voluntary entry; shared history and interdependence matter independently of choice.
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    • 2.Easy exit can undermine association's constitutive value; meaningfulness often requires commitment despite exit costs.
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    • 3.Emphasis on voluntary exit privileges atomistic values over relational goods like unconditional belonging and intergenerational continuity.
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    • 1.Coerced associations undermine dignity by denying agents control over their most intimate commitments and life projects.
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    • 2.Voluntary exit is necessary to distinguish genuine endorsement from mere compliance with external constraints.
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    • 3.Associations derive legitimacy from members' continued consent; without exit rights, authority becomes tyrannical.
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