Let freedom ring, unless it's on vibrate.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Whedon makes a modern joke contrasting freedom with the limitations of modern technology.
- In plain terms
- Freedom works until technology restricts it.
- What can you take from it?
- Technology can limit freedom.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does tech affect your freedom?
- Is silence freedom?
Another view
Vibrate mode is often helpful.
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