Thursday, July 20, 2023

Freedom and tyranny

Little Giant - Roo Panes
Pennies in the Fountain - Glen Hansard
Zombie - The Cranberries
Ith Naheen - Sanam Marvi

What is the basis of freedom.? It is a non-binary concept like many other aspects or activities.

This article talks about untethered freedom and self-determination which leads to tyranny.

It is self-determination within significant constraints - within rules of some sort - that leads to well-being, to optimal functioning. The task for a future psychology of optimal functioning is to identify which constraints on self-determination are the crucial ones.

I'm trying to see a merit here. Unconstrained freedom, while liberating, can sort of lead to being in a constant state of figuring that puts a massive burden and cognitive dissonance - which evolution has done a meticulous job of making sure such a state is to be discarded as soon as possible. At best we make sub-optimal choices and at worst blind faith. Both of which prevail.

More analysis needed.

Freedom and tyranny

Little Giant - Roo Panes Pennies in the Fountain - Glen Hansard Zombie - The Cranberries Ith Naheen - Sanam Marvi What is the basis of freed...