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What does it mean?
Everyone is controlled, but some know how they are controlled.
In plain terms
We are all controlled, but I can see the controls.
What can you take from it?
Awareness of control is different from being controlled.

Where it applies

  • discussions on freedom
  • analyzing control
  • philosophical debates

Putting it to work

  • questioning authority
  • seeking awareness
  • understanding systems

Questions to consider

  • Can we escape control?
  • What does true freedom look like?

Another view

It assumes control is universal without proof.

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