Atlanta Man's position has two obvious contradictions.
(1) He wants to live in a socialized, civilized society - because he can't conduct his business in about uncivilized, anti-social society. But he wants the men and women who worker harder than he does to civilize and socialize his society to have absolutely no say in regulating his behavior.
(2) "I am suggesting people be free to do as they wish as long as other are not harmed by their actions directly.“
This is poisoning the well, because Atlanta Man is announcing that he will reject both "indirect harms" and "long-term, many-factor direct harms" before you even argue that these exist. No matter how sophisticated your argument, nor how scientifically supported it is, Atlanta Man is dogmatically closed off from these arguments before you've even made them.
(1) He wants to live in a socialized, civilized society - because he can't conduct his business in about uncivilized, anti-social society. But he wants the men and women who worker harder than he does to civilize and socialize his society to have absolutely no say in regulating his behavior.
(2) "I am suggesting people be free to do as they wish as long as other are not harmed by their actions directly.“
This is poisoning the well, because Atlanta Man is announcing that he will reject both "indirect harms" and "long-term, many-factor direct harms" before you even argue that these exist. No matter how sophisticated your argument, nor how scientifically supported it is, Atlanta Man is dogmatically closed off from these arguments before you've even made them.