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The absolute terror of total freedom

It can be disappointing, even disorientating, when you start to learn that ‘freedom’ doesn’t really mean freedom, at least not absolutely.

These days, whenever I feel too happy, I scroll through the comments sections on social media posts about the COVID-19 vaccine. The uncertainty, fear, vitriol, stubbornness, entitlement, moral

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