See also [840] Of critique of opposition to free will II.
Imagine there are countless of clubs out there. Let’s make it simple and say that these clubs are soccer clubs. Many players are born into it while many others choose to join in through free will (tag). And it was all happy and well until one day, somebody from one club decides that he doesn’t believe in that one club anymore. He wants to move on and join another club. He was born into the club but it doesn’t matter if he was born into it or joined it by free will because all he wants to do now is to leave his current club. So, he comes up to the club management and say, “I want to move on. I want to leave.”
Unfortunately, his the management doesn’t allow him to leave. The club has a policy that states a person may join but the person can never leave. If a person leaves the club, then the person is punishable by death. So, his club tells him, “You will die if you leave”, says the club.
For leaving a soccer club, death sounds extremely harsh but hey, Andres Escobar was shot because he scored an own goal in 1994 World Cup. He died. So, maybe it isn’t too outlandish after all.
Anyway, he gave it a second thought and said, “Maybe this isn’t worth it. I don’t want to die.”
So, he stays. Unwillingly.
Previously, he had been performing well for the top. He was the top scorers and the most precious player within the team. He was even called to the national squad for his performance. After being prevented to leave however, his performance started to plummet. He doesn’t give his best anymore for team. He doesn’t love the team and so, why should he work for the team?
He has even lost his spot in the national team and is sliding into oblivion.
The motivation is lost. He hates the club and he wants to leave but he can’t. Why should he fights for the club that he no longer believes in?
No later, he even loses his spot in the top eleven. In the end, both the player and the club make losses. It would have been beneficial for both sides if the player had left. The club didn’t have to pay him and the player would continue to grow.
Yet, the club won’t let him go and continue to make a loss.
