<p>Everyone loves to talk about “freedom” — but what kind?</p><p>The freedom we’re sold isn’t liberation; it’s consumption. It’s “freedom” as brand — the right to choose between identical prisons.</p><p>In this episode of <em>Park Bench Ontology</em>, I talk about how control got cute — how social media, the market, and even self-help language turned freedom into obedience.</p><p>Because under capitalism, the illusion of choice <em>is</em> the control.</p><br><p>Originally uploaded as ‘Necropolitics.’ Correct title: <em>Freedom From Freedom</em>.</p><br><p><br></p><br><p>🔗 Watch full episodes & support:</p><p>🌐 Website: https://gavinstephens.ca</p><p>📼 YouTube: https://youtube.com/@parkbenchontology</p><p>🎵 TikTok: @parkbenchontology</p><p>📷 Instagram:@countgavin</p><p>🐦 Bluesky/Twitter: @gavinbstephens.substack.com</p><p>🎧 Listen to the podcast: https://pod.link/uncolonized</p><p>🎙 <em>Park Bench Ontology</em> — existential comedy for the end of the world.</p><br><p>🔗 <strong>Follow & Support:</strong></p><p> 🌐 Website: <a href="http://gavinstephens.ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://gavinstephens.ca</a></p><p> 🎧 Podcast: <a href="https://pod.link/uncolonized" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://pod.link/uncolonized</a></p><p> 📷 Instagram: @countgavin</p><p> 🐦 Bluesky: gavinstephens.substack.com</p><p> 🎵 TikTok: @ParkBenchOntology</p><p>📼 YouTube: http://youtube.com/@parkbenchontology</p><br><p>Also, Check out the Substack: <a href="https://gavinbstephens.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dispatch From The Simulation</a></p><br><p>Subscribe and leave a review!</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
