The Freedom Trap: Why Escaping the System Won’t Set You Free
In his book Escape from Freedom, philosopher and psychoanalyst Erich Fromm argues that if man experiences freedom from authoritarian rule (e.g., government, religious institution) without exercising his freedom to express his individuality while integrating himself with the world, he will feel burdened with overwhelming feelings of loneliness, alie... See more
sundus • I Am Me Before I Am Anything Else
“In interviews, [Pieter Levels] highlights the same problems every nomad encounters: the difficulty of building lasting relationships, the logistical headaches of borderless living, and the emotional toil of being constantly on the move. Untethered freedom often reveals its limits: disconnection, isolation, and a lack of support.
This tension isn’t
... See moreWhat makes us feel liberated is not total freedom, but rather living in a set of limitations that we have created and prescribed for ourselves.
Andrea Zittel • Andrea Zittel, "These Things I Know for Sure"
Freedom doesn’t mean freedom from. As long as you are alive, you can never be free from pain, from loss, or from death. Things come and go, including your loved ones and your own body and mind. True freedom means freedom as. True freedom is to feel fully and be alive as love, feeling as this entire moment, opening just as this moment is.
David Deida • Blue Truth: A Spiritual Guide to Life & Death and Love & Sex
