Are we living in a prison of the mind?

People, when they are being watched, make decisions that are not the byproduct of their own agency, but that are about the expectations of others, the mandate of societal orthodoxy.

This realization was exploited most powerfully for pragmatic ends by the 18th century philosopher Jeremy Bentham. He set out to resolve an important problem ushered in by the industrial age, where for the first time institutions had become so large and centralized that they were no longer able to monitor …

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