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cybernetics

Freedom from Self

Freedom is not something the self acquires; it is what becomes possible when the self loosens its grip. The more freedom is claimed by the self, the more tightly the self binds itself to definitions, expectations, dependencies, and obligations that must be maintained. Identity hardens. Choice narrows into rehearsal. Autonomy turns into enclosure. What is […]

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politics

Logical Failure

It is possible to speak about what is often labelled fascism without centring moral judgement, and instead treat it as a systemic configuration whose failure follows from structural incompatibility rather than ethical evaluation. Moral objections may be justified, but they are not what makes this form unsustainable. The failure arises from how such a configuration […]