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The illusion of option, of freedom, of choice— the patronizing call of the jailer— his insidious hiss through the cold steel bars, “Your time is your own, you may do as you wish.”

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douglasbalmain

Published: May 16, 2020
Time: 1m

Tags: #freedom #choice #life #death #existence #humanity #sentience #jail #prison

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