The problem lies in how people view freedom. Just because we have responsibilities and feel chained to our jobs, families and lifestyle doesn't mean we don't have freedom. Most of us (within reason) choose the lifestyle we wanted to lead, the jobs we take, the families we build and we have the freedom to foster those lifestyles how we see fit.
I guess it really depends on on how you look at it. Yeah I could bum around, not work, get rid of my responsibilities and such but I'd suddenly be up against a whole new set of problems and that's not really freedom either. What good is making up my own rules and doing things my way if I'm still a slave to finding food, shelter ect? Building my own country or living isolated on some island in the middle of nowhwere would probably be even worse.
I think being truly free means being able to live my life as I see fit, do the things I want to do and make decisions for myself all with the main goal of making the most out of the time I have. Really though at the end of the day "freedom" is in the eye of the beholder.
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