The alternative to freedom is unconsciousness

Last updated Aug 15, 2023

• Source: David Foster Wallace; Sources/This is Water - Speech
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  • #philosophy #life #mindfulness #attention
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• Freedom is ==caring.== Freedom is ==being educated.== Freedom is ==understanding how to think.==
• When we’re unconscious, we don’t think at all.
• When we’re on our default state, we’re like hamsters who endlessly tread the wheel. There’s a sense we’re missing something.