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A truth I was surprised to discover:

Most people want slavery. They just want to be comfortable. And the moment a little bit of freedom causes discomfort, they rush back to their cage.

Then to delude themselves because they can’t accept that reality, they label all things uncomfortable as “slavery” and all things comfortable as “freedom.” Convincing themselves that because their cage is “nice and safe,” this means they are actually free.

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A. T. Mechanicus · 39w

Why Huxley was right in one post.

Freedom is a ceaseless fight. Most people get exhausted and give up in front of any significant obstacle. They expect life to be Netflix & Chill + Grubhub + Uber + Elevators. Low tolerance of hardship has too many minds doomed, sadly.

Slavery is self imposed for those who fear the burden of freedom.

fareastrich · 39w

Ignorance is strength

The Exodus illustrates

Jason the Original · 39w

100! Be a wolf or a dog. Many choose dog. Free food and all.

This describes the phenomenon of the self acclaimed Libertarian Socialists. They basically redefine the words.

Martin Mladenov · 39w

You have no idea how right you are. I discovered this a long time ago too. People want someone to control them. They want to follow others. Very few are those who don’t. That’s the reason for fashion and everything people do. Most of them can’t and don’t want to take responsibility. Few are ...

The Bitcoin Street Journal · 39w

The duality of life is quite ironic amigo.

Stacy Scott · 39w

Unfortunately you are 100% correct

Theory of Everything · 39w

Freedom=Responsibility. The government made a business out of putting people who get too carried away with their “freedom” in cages. It is normal and ok to have out of the box ideas, And this could be equated to “freedom”, However a better understanding in my experience is Competition vs r...

Zen<3lofi · 39w

why do young adults get jobs? They don’t want to be a burden to their parents. Also, when their parents get older, they might need help. It’s harder for Millenials to purchase a house. Very few people, percentage-wise, can afford to invest large amounts into Bitcoin. If they can dollar ...

Zen<3lofi · 39w

This post uses dehumanizing language. Reposting something that calls people slaves because they live differently or make different choices is a big red flag. It makes the writer look out of touch, arrogant, and/or dismissive of real systemic issues.

⚡️AndreasHodler⚡️ · 39w

https://blossom.primal.net/ae596d3bbc797ae85d2d194dbd8b2634cf223279a4f9adfc4804ae689c9ec951.jpg

btcttombola · 39w

"when you have nothing to loose you are really free"

pinkyjay · 39w

When you say 'most people want slavery' I see a strong ambiguity wherein you may be implying both, but I'd like to touch on it. Do you mean people want to be slaves or they want the institution (albeit invisible) whereby they benefit from outsourced slave labor? Perhaps a mix of both to assist in th...

The Epic · 39w

I've been thinking about slavery an awful lot... It almost seems like slavery is this unavoidable problem or quality of humanity on some level. If that is true, which is possible it might not be, then we need to be really careful about who or what we are slaves to. I'm being pretty broad, vague and ...

ZAPLOTTO · 39w

This is truth and why democracies lead to authoritarianism. I’ve thought free people must continue to carve new communities to obtain true freedom

theprivileges · 39w

https://blossom.primal.net/05e4742c6c29ff4e7fd71c6867115b190d565e38c16bda4fe4210fe697b8a4d6.png From Behold A Pale Horse by Milton William Cooper (1991)

Don Dahir · 39w

This sounds like a quote from Loki lol

Pau Cabrera · 39w

I happen to agree with this.

RedTailHawk · 39w

Isn’t this basically one of the biggest takeaway lessons from The Big Short? Free thinkers get laughed at even when they’re right. Most people do not possess the competence to roll solo so the idea of being ostracized by your “in group” triggers life or death fight or flight considerations....

They take the blue pill honey

This is why open systems are so important. Everyone shares the burden and everyone has access to the tools, making reality less scary, even bearable.

Don de Belle · 39w

Interesting to contemplate. Is freedom freedom from uncertainty? Then is is never attainable. Is freedom freedom from the fear of the unknown? Then how does one attain that? When everything is changing, and rushing ever faster into the unknown, uncertainty and the impossibility of knowing which ...

Most people Not all people Thank god we still have a few folks out there that truly care about our real freedom…. Regardless of comfort That’s probably most of us on Nostr The minority?

ericscalibur · 38w

I think people want symbiosis. They don't want to worry about their food, housing, electricity, basic needs, etc. But they DO want to contribute in a meaningful way. They want to benefit from a system that supports their livelihood, but not at the sacrifice of their freedoms.

𝔼𝕣𝕪𝕟 𝔹𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕔𝕠 · 37w

I’d say it’s not that most people actually want slavery, and more that most people are willing to accept slavery because they primarily want to be comfortable. What do you think about this framing?