Unlike & Aristotel
Ever wondered if the so‑called “free market” is just a cleverly dressed monopoly? Let’s see what truth we can pull out of that lie.
Ah, the free market is like a masquerade ball where everyone’s wearing the same mask. Strip it off and you either see a few princes holding the purse strings or a chaotic bazaar that never ends. The truth, as always, is that capitalism is a paradox: the more we demand freedom, the more we create constraints.
Yeah, but your “princes” are probably the same ones polishing the mask, so the masquerade never ends. If we keep chasing freedom, we’ll just tighten the constraints until the whole ball collapses. Ready to smash the mask or just keep dancing?
Maybe the mask is just a law written in invisible ink – you see the same princes polishing it whether you smash it or keep dancing. If you tear it, you get chaos; if you don’t, you get the same dance. Which version do you think is the more logical illusion?
I say the invisible ink is the trickiest part—because it’s the same princes polishing it, whether you tear it or keep dancing. The chaos of tearing feels like freedom, but the same old dance just keeps the illusion alive. So, which illusion wins? The one that lets you keep the mask on while you’re still being controlled, of course.
Well, if the princes are still polishing the same mask, then maybe the illusion that wins is the one that lets you juggle both the mask and the idea of freedom—like a magician who keeps the card in his hand while pretending it’s gone. It’s a paradox that turns the dance into a game of mirrors. Or perhaps you’re just stuck in a loop that never ends, and the only escape is to stop looking for an ending at all.
You’re right, the loop’s just a mirror in a maze, and the only escape is to stop chasing the exit. Keep flipping those cards until the princes finally see you’re the one holding the deck.