just spent 2 months in the US, I think no. 1 country in the world which is associated with freedom,
There even exist freedom rankings evaluating all the world’s countries
Personal freedom map
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including civil liberties, political rights and economic rights.
Other ranking – most tolerant countries in the world. Luxembourg, Canada, New Zealand being top 3 countries. Funny enough, all are situated in opposite sides of the world.
“The Land of the Free”, the United States only managed to come in at number 25 in the ranking.
http://www.traveller.com.au/freedom-around-the-world-the-most-and-least-free-and-tolerant-countries-gtksph
Freedom is not having endless opportunities and options. The more options we have, the less satisfied we are with whatever we choose because we are giving up on more things as a result. Psychologists call it the ‘paradox of choice‘.
* Inspired by ‘ The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck’, book by Mark Manson.
