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.

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    10 months ago

    Upvoted.

    I also can’t stand the moronic idea of “no free will”. What a whole load of bullshit that victims love to embrace.

    I mean, how stupid is it to argue for your own lack of freewill?

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      10 months ago

      I also can’t stand the moronic idea of "no free will

      That’s ok. There’s a lot of reasons why you feel this way.