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Freedom in a World of Algorithms
John Rees John Rees

Freedom in a World of Algorithms

Are you really making free choices — or just following invisible nudges? This piece explores how modern power doesn’t restrict us but subtly shapes us through algorithms, feeds, and endless distractions. Drawing on Rousseau, Berlin, Foucault, and Sartre, it asks: in a world designed to predict and guide our behaviour, is freedom still possible?

Stay curious. Question the feed. Real freedom begins when we choose to think beyond what’s handed to us.

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