yes, but you have no idea how many people would prefer that.
most folks don’t like agency. it’s a burden for them and they want it to be removed from their lives. Most human beings adore being told what to do, how to think, what to believe and are eager to do it provided they get social validation and acceptance for doing so.
This is what Aristotle called ‘natural slavery’. Those people who lack or don’t practice the capacity for self-governance.
Some folks see a lack of agency as horrific, others see it as liberation. And many people very much organize their entire life around being a performance for the entertain/appeal of other human beings and pathologically avoid anything that might shake them out of that mentality.
He has no agency. Every decision is made for him. His entire life is based on the manipulation of him by others. He was a Zoo exhibit.
yes, but you have no idea how many people would prefer that.
most folks don’t like agency. it’s a burden for them and they want it to be removed from their lives. Most human beings adore being told what to do, how to think, what to believe and are eager to do it provided they get social validation and acceptance for doing so.
This is what Aristotle called ‘natural slavery’. Those people who lack or don’t practice the capacity for self-governance.
Some folks see a lack of agency as horrific, others see it as liberation. And many people very much organize their entire life around being a performance for the entertain/appeal of other human beings and pathologically avoid anything that might shake them out of that mentality.
Ignorance is bliss though