Re: choose our apocalypse?

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

 > From: Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>
 > Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2021 14:51:14 -0700 (PDT)
 >
 > https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/mar/29/we-will-have-to-choose-our-apocalypse-the-cost-of-freedom-after-the-pandemic?utm_term=c8b35760269b3fb33b2933e3a3380aa2&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUS&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUS_email

To be honest, I don't think most people even want to be free, Ã  la
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_from_Freedom .  And, especially, most
people don't want to change, primarily because they cannot imagine it
(imagining a different life) but also because it's quite risky and
admits your ultimate demise.

It does make me wonder whether there is freedom at all.  It seems like the
opposite is much more easier to measure: you can see whether someone is
not free or bound down or trapped.  Perhaps the goal should be to remove
as many chains as possible, but without any expectation of attaining a
"freedom".