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Thick Desires, Political Atheism, and Living an Anti-Mimetic Life

The Art of Manliness

CHAPTER

The Importance of Autonomy

A lot of modern life is we feel autonomous because we need to make all these choices between what we watch on Netflix and the newsletters we subscribe to. But oftentimes it kind of strips us of our agency because we're just given these choices. So maybe as an anti-mimetic exercise, try ordering off the menu the next time you go out to eat.

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