Perfect life - creating my own systems.
Distance between you and your rules is bigger in the life.
We were born into a system called society, with some smaller systems called co-operations. Governments are special kind of cooperation which everyone is a part of it. Whether we like it or not this is how the world function. In these systems there are rules. Such that, in your own office there are rules describing your work. How much you are paid. How many hours you have to work. The rules themselves are not made by you. They were built so the system can run smoothly without any hiccups. And the benefit of your work goes to the owners of the system called shareholders. Do you really think rules made not by you, are purely for the benefit of you? It feels like a scam to me. Governments are just regulatory bodies just to make sure these systems do not scam you only a little. So that you do not get exhausted and collapse. If that is otherwise would happen if let them run without any regulation. And this is what happens in other places like in a dictatorship. So, the gap between you and rules that you follow is what limits your freedom. This is why you feel drained after work each and every day. Because you have been scammed day after day. Some people never even realize they are being scammed. Some people know, but they see no way out. Some people, especially smart ones are just paid enough; to keep them shut so they do not raise their voice and guide others to a riot. We are slaves of our systems.
Who is not - serial killers, monks and entrepreneurs live by their own rules.
If you think who are not living by other rules, you come across these special categories. Like Monks and serial killers. Monks, know the stupid rules, and they walk away from "All systems". They even change their names, when they work out of formal life so, anyone from these former systems even do not recognize. And the rules they follow are just to keep them far away from society. Within this framework They are free from rules made by others but live a life with rules made by themselves. Not everyone is brave to become a monk. As it is a journey of a lion.
A serial killer is another one. They live by their own rules. Remember Anton Chigurh in No country for old men? He is a good example of living by own rules. But as these people are harmful to others, and destroyers of the smooth functioning of scamming systems, they will be actively hunted and eliminated. So, a rational person would not take this path for freedom.
The way out, creating my own systems
So, is there a way out? Is there a way to reduce the gap between me and my rules other than being a monk or a serial killer? As you can see, for that to happen, I have to build my own system inside a bigger system called country. I cannot be totally free as I have to follow general rules, But, I can create my own system to reap benefits. This is extremely hard and extremely difficult. As I have to be extremely creative, talented and outsmart all the other system owners, who use army of resources, paid workers computers and money to either replicate your system or buy yours if you ever built one. Investing is another way, but a regular person would have to work in a regular job for decades long, until they buy out their freedom from investments. Such is the pathetic human system I am living in. The notion of wealth is a positive sum game is not true, until you become the owner of a system. More correctly it becomes positive sum game only when you become wealthy in the first place, as you can co-operate with other owners to double the rate of your scam.
Of course I can always walk away.
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