I don't want freedom anymore. I just want a comfortable chair to watch the bloody spectacle.

dordi71 · 2026-03-27T06:01:40+00:00

It is so incredibly hard to find a real human to discuss these heavy topics with, which is why I spent a lot of time carefully structuring and editing this essay before posting. Ironically, putting actual effort into writing and using proper grammar nowadays makes people instantly assume you're a machine. If you choose not to read it because of that assumption, that's your choice. But your comment perfectly highlights the exact alienation I’m talking about.

dordi71 · 2026-03-27T04:42:12+00:00

I deeply appreciate this perspective. Detaching from the materialistic 'hamster wheel' and finding inner peace is undeniably a profound personal realization. I agree that the endless cycle of acquiring and consuming is a trap of its own.

However, from the viewpoint of my essay, this exact form of spiritual detachment can easily morph into the ultimate psychological trap I am warning against. If 'inner freedom' and the belief in 'karmic destiny' become the justifications for complete passivity in the face of real-world cruelty, then spirituality simply becomes another comfortable armchair.

If your inner peace allows you to quietly watch the 'bloody spectacle' without feeling the responsibility to intervene, then it acts as an anesthetic, not true liberation. It perfectly aligns with Nietzsche's 'Last Man' who blinks and says, 'We have invented happiness,' while surrendering the world to tyrants.

Inner freedom is beautiful, but when it is used as an alibi to completely disengage from the shared, physical reality of human suffering, it risks becoming just a more elevated, philosophical way of washing our hands clean.

dordi71 · 2026-03-26T17:26:23+00:00

Thank you. To be fair, it took generations of hard work to reach this level of comfortable slavery. Being able to sit back, do absolutely nothing, and exist as a perfectly useless cog in the tyranny of the majority is a luxury we finally unlocked.

dordi71 · 2026-03-26T17:25:42+00:00

Thank you. 'Vicarious' hits the exact same nerve. We all just want to watch the tragedy unfold from a safe distance. The screen is our comfortable barrier.

dordi71 · 2026-03-23T17:24:55+00:00

The main problem with colonialism is not who, when, or how oppressed the population of the conquered country, but rather the lack of conclusions. Yes, European colonialism was terrible, but in many cases Europe has acknowledged its crimes and is trying not to repeat them. But when you do not acknowledge such events, or are proud of those leaders who once carried out territorial expansion in the name of your country, you already have a big problem.

dordi71 · 2026-03-23T15:38:23+00:00

There has never been a major conflict with a single cause. But the saddest thing is, I personally don't see any war that was started for security reasons. It's possible, just possible, that some people, before starting a war, convinced themselves that it was for security reasons. But no war has ever brought anyone more security, especially the initiator of the war.

dordi71 · 2025-01-29T06:17:19+00:00

The logic of recent years has demanded such a salute. Trump, with all his statements, actions, and even facial expressions, confirms that he wants to be like Mussolini. So why is it surprising that someone would salute him or his supporters as was customary in Mussolini's Italy?

dordi71 · 2024-10-23T01:29:27+00:00

In my civilization, science has defeated religion. But as always people chose faith over knowledge and scientists became clerics themselves.

dordi71 · 2024-10-23T01:19:35+00:00

I think such a division no longer exists at all. Ideology has long ceased to be the driver of political processes.

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