In fact I do now have the freedom to get ice cream in the middle of the day, and I generally do not feel trapped, so that’s an update toward my longing’s claim being true.
I love this article & the premise!!
Small note on this section: It seems to me that this is attributing causality to your freedom to get ice cream in the middle of the day. If there were something else causing you to not feel trapped—for example, you enjoy your work more than you enjoyed school—couldn’t it still be that your longing’s claim was false?
If you hated your job, and didn’t have better alternatives for income, your ability to get ice cream may not relieve your feeling of being trapped.
I love this article & the premise!!
Small note on this section: It seems to me that this is attributing causality to your freedom to get ice cream in the middle of the day. If there were something else causing you to not feel trapped—for example, you enjoy your work more than you enjoyed school—couldn’t it still be that your longing’s claim was false?
If you hated your job, and didn’t have better alternatives for income, your ability to get ice cream may not relieve your feeling of being trapped.
Please let me know if I’m missing something :)
Indeed, that was why I sneakily worded it as “so that’s an update toward my longing’s claim being true” rather than “so my longing’s claim was true”.
sneaky indeed, I need to work on my reading comprehension ;) thank you!