Freedom is the degree measured by the amount of one’s agency.
When people complain of needing more freedom, what most mean is more ability to choose.
Of course, it is not the kind of choice between products. We are talking about choosing what type of work to dedicate oneself to. The option to begin (or quit) something. Deciding which direction to walk.
What robs us the culture we have built that strips agency away…
Debt systems.
Incarceration.
Addiction.
Technology.
There’s something very human about having the ability to choose our path even when that path isn’t optimal.
The frightening part is when we surrender this last part of ourselves, whether to a higher power, cause, or algorithm.
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