Freedom is scaffolding
We err when we consider ideas, like freedom, as rights inherent to the species; we should think of them as scaffolding. Freedom is built to …
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The pleasure of being already dead
The ultimate freedom is the realization of your death: you are simply pre-dead, an inevitable corpse. Instead of clinging to your dead-end job, stagnating in …
if uniqueness is penultimate, then…
We assume more liberty will allow unique individuality to flourish. But what if freedom primarily promotes libidinal fulfillment, which is entirely predictable and unoriginal? What …
Contrary individuation counterbalances into stagnation
Our contrariness is our path to sovereign individuation: “You can’t tell me what to do.” Soon no one is in charge, and nothing gets done. …
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Authority Constricts Freedom: Belief is not Truth
Every belief system you follow has an authority that limits your thinking. True freedom revels in doubt, not belief. This reminds us that belief is …
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Belief for Relief
To believe is to be sure, righteous, and secure in your thoughts: you know exactly how (who) to be in the world. Without belief, you …
Bottom-up rationality to combat nonsense
Continued contradictions become nonsense: illogical, irrational closed systems perpetuated by mass-concensus, dogma, and momentum. The danger of engaging, even to critique, is to become corrupted …