“You cannot control your own population by force, but it can be distracted by consumption.”—Noam Chomsky Human freedom is rarely lost in one swift act of tyranny. More often, it is surrendered gradually through apathy, distraction, and the numbing allure of pleasure. Noam Chomsky’s assertion encapsulates the quiet subversion of liberty that plays out not … Continue reading Distraction by Consumption: How Abundance Becomes Bondage in Tytler’s Cycle