Gotta hand it to him, that's an impressive return even if we are being enslaved in a digital prison.Man, if you invested in Palantir I heard you could be up 450% or somethingā¦
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Didnāt Orwell say the pigs donāt see the pen, they think the farmerās fence is freedom?
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A famous story:
Hunters wanted to catch wild pigs living in the forest. They knew the pigs were clever and valued their freedom, so they couldnāt just build a pen and force them in.
Instead, they began leaving free corn in a clearing. At first the pigs were suspicious, but hunger won out, and they ate. Day after day the hunters returned with more corn.
Once the pigs got used to the free food, the hunters quietly began building a fence, one section at a time. The pigs didnāt notice, or didnāt care, because the corn was always there.
Eventually, the hunters completed the fence and closed the gate. By then, the pigs had grown dependent on the corn and didnāt resist. They had traded their freedom for comfort āand once it was gone, they couldnāt get it back.
The lessons: freedom is often lost gradually, not suddenly.Makes you think mate. I must remember that one for the next dinner party I go to.
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The greens annual convention? Might actually be a how to guide for them
The philosophical question is - does our freedom even matter if weāre happy and content?
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Hard to say because we're not pigs and there's no hunters planning to turn us into bacon, as far as I know. It can be argued totalitarian states provide safety at the expense of freedom. China is far ahead of us technologically, are your average Chinese citizens as free as us? We'd have to ask them.The greens annual convention? Might actually be a how to guide for them
The philosophical question is - does our freedom even matter if weāre happy and content?
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