To Be Unaware is to Relinquish Your Meta-Freedom
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Brave New World, Soma, Freedom, and Meta-Freedom
I hate making decisions. Whether it's choosing between two career paths, two incredible job opportunities, or two groups of friends, I always struggle to make choices without facing internal doubts and external questioning. Comments like "That sounds interesting, but why didn't you..." pressure me to justify every daring leap I take. Sometimes I wonder if I would be happier if I didn't have any choices at all. For a while, I believed that the freedom to choose is one of the heaviest burdens to bear. In Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, children are “decanted” perfectly, ensuring they are…
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