"...What will you do when all of your responsibilities disappear?..." This seems backward to me. The more free I am, the more responsibility I have. When my time and attention are commoditized by a boss or a ruler, I have almost no real responsibility for what I do. I am merely an extension of some other person's will. But when I have an hour of free time, I have an hour within which I can exercise my will as I see fit. That takes a lot of effort, and a lot of discipline. Most people don't want that, because it's uncomfortable. Well, I want it. That's why I got a steemit account in the first place.
RE: Freedom Is Overrated
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That's exactly what I was thinking. Freedom = responsibility for one's own life.
Having zero responsibilities means you are not free at all and needn't worry about achieving anything as someone else is sure to handle it for you.
Thus, as this post points out, a complete lack of freedom leads to an unfulfilling life of misery. :)
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But the burden of freedom can also lead to a life of misery, if you don't have the right mindset. Some people just can't take that they are completely to blame for their choices and existence. It's a lot easier to blame someone else when you're not happy.
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True, it is much easier to blame someone else for our own shortcomings, but the end result of doing that is ongoing discomfort and sadness. Doing it doesn't ever actually make anyone happy.
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You're right, I was kind of tired when I wrote the post. I initially thought about going a different way with the post and never addressed that. In terms of the post, one realizes the responsibility that they have when they are they are free.
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