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Mia Pohlman

Mia Pohlman is a writer for rustmedia, producing content for Flourish Magazine, B Magazine, TBY and Mind + Body.

Choosing what is easy

Saturday, January 15, 2022

As Americans, we regard freedom as the highest ideal. It is what our country is founded upon; we revere it. The way we define it, though, is, I think, a narrow definition that often serves the necessities of capitalism rather than serving people. When we are enslaved to pursuing the next thing, to attaining more and more, to proving our worth by the things we have and do, we are not necessarily free. Although physically we might be -- and yes, this type of freedom should be highly regarded and available to all -- this physical freedom does not necessarily equate with internal freedom.

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