Safety is an Illusion, Dreamt Up by Rulers

July 29, 2017 Parrish Miller

Safety not only isn’t worth sacrificing liberty, it isn’t worth anything at all. Safety doesn’t exist, you see; it’s an illusion dreamt up by those who use it as a pretext for infringing on the freedom of others. Life isn’t safe. It’s downright deadly, in fact. No one gets out alive. A life well lived isn’t safe, it’s dangerous and full of risk. Stop trying to be safe. Go be free instead. At least you’ll actually get to live before you die.

Written by Parrish Miller

Parrish Miller has worked as a web designer, policy analyst, blogger, journalist, digital media manager, and social media marketing consultant. Having been largely cured of his political inclinations, he now finds philosophy more interesting than politics and is focused particularly on alternative ideas such as counter-economics, agorism, voluntaryism, and unschooling.