Has anybody else picked this up yet? It’s really done a number on me. Prior to reading it I would consider myself a Stoic. One of my central philosophies being that “The choices I make define who I am”.

So obviously being told that my choices were never even mine to begin with was kind of a slap in the face.

It rings true though. The choices we make at any given time are a result of our genetics, or environment, the media we’ve consumed, how tired we are…

I’m not a stranger to the concept of Ego death but it had been a hot minute since I thought about it.

  • Bapril@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I could be wrong, but I don’t think this is quite what people are saying. I think the idea is we are all “choosing” the course of our lives, though at times not consciously. The choices we make are based on a million little experiences coupled with inherent personality traits, etc. so in a truer sense our choices are inevitable. This is deep shit so again I may be misinterpreting. TLDR: no, homeless people are not predestined to be homeless.