@travismayo: Alexis de Tocqueville called it soft despotism in 1840. Orwell warned about fear, Huxley about pleasure, but Tocqueville described a power that keeps people in perpetual childhood and never needs a soldier. It softens your will instead of breaking it. If it felt exactly like freedom, how would you know? #TravisMayo #learning #philosophy #tocqueville #freedom

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tiktok.account.username
Tiktok.Account.Username :
Jung called this the devouring mother architype.
2026-09-28 08:53:34
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nathanmunene5
Nathan Munene :
name the book sire..is it worthwhile to read
2026-09-28 04:35:03
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tenacity_340
Vision :
Being taken care of symbolically means enslaving you once and for all until a zombie life style is fully established. Orwel was spot on when he mentioned Fear, which more or less is translated into the same symbolic meaning… 👈👈
2026-09-28 11:58:44
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jelmar.manuel
Jelmar Manuel :
This has been the politics in the Netherlands for a long time. We call it pacification at the top, passification at the bottom. But it no longer works, the world has become too polarised.
2026-09-28 06:17:59
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idkjena
🩶Jena🩶 :
Comfort breeds complacency. Never get too comfortable.
2026-09-28 00:56:10
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ange_c1410
ange_c1410 :
it's all of it, fear, excessive indulgence, addiction to dopamine, and an inability to access stuff of life without a system that hates u.. exactly why we're being pushed to cities and food, water and energy is owned despite being oor gift from nature... 💚
2026-09-29 22:41:17
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angelstargate96
Rocco :
That’s an Astonishing Theory.
2026-09-28 06:05:11
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boxwhatbox
boxwhatbox :
I’ve a feeling we will see all three put to use.
2026-09-28 22:12:28
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thedarkamyrlynseat
The Dark Amyrlyn Seat :
All 3 have been deployed.
2026-09-30 15:47:14
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lasuegravoladora
Ladenunciatrice :
all of them were gatekeepers explaining how the power works
2026-09-28 01:32:09
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damonwatson8
Damon :
Convenience
2026-09-28 00:05:24
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scely67
scely :
Now the government is part of the flock
2026-09-30 09:40:48
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menjaha123
Menjahadå :
Or is it that that your mind really make all your decisions without you really chosing and you construct the control after because you can’t comprehend that you’re just a reactionary figure in your own reality? So because you lack to control the mind that feeds your needs you invent some external force guiding you, while it’s really an internal one that starts with bodily needs.
2026-09-28 05:08:09
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glossy_troglodyte
Glossy_Troglodyte :
Pastoral power which roots in christianity...enforced with some roman discipline.
2026-09-28 09:58:05
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samulikivist
Nuppu the disney princess :
Fear is a wide umbrella…
2026-09-28 03:14:44
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holgerirgendwas
universe :
we are controlled in many of our decisions by advertisements and entertainment
2026-09-28 07:11:08
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the_criticalskeptic
The Critical Skeptic :
All three.
2026-09-28 17:19:50
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amikah67
Anna Mika :
Sweden
2026-09-28 09:41:08
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besnih
Besnik Haxha :
In this era of idiocracy and skibidi toilet you are doing amazing content
2026-09-29 20:04:41
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mlufpluf
Armando :
Very insightful 👏🏽
2026-09-28 20:59:02
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the.bible.unredac
~The Bible Unredacted~ :
Scary isn't it?
2026-10-01 16:55:38
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ogmr.f
OGMr.F :
Which chapter was this in, if you don’t mind, Travis? I read this long ago in grad school, but I’d love to track this down.
2026-10-05 20:54:31
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shawn.mo03
shawnmo :
wish u had a podcast
2026-10-14 03:35:29
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wolfie_chickie
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https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGdQ3158N/
2026-09-28 22:19:28
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avan.odysseus
Avan Odysseus :
no wonder why it didn't catch up
2026-09-28 00:00:32
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