Cow and Boy Classics by Mark Leiknes for June 07, 2021
June 04, 2021
June 08, 2021
Transcript:
"Having nothing might be the ultimate freedom because when you have nothing you have nothing to lose. The more we try to acquire in life, the more we lose our ability to make choices." "Therefore, I want to have nothing. I want to be free. I want to be a hobo." "It's a good speech, but your parents are never going to let you be a hobo." "That's where the hobo chili comes in." "No one can say no to a lukewarm boot full of hobo chili." "You sure?"
VegaAlopex over 3 years ago
Jean-Paul Sartre would disagree. We are condemned to be free, so we cannot avoid choices. Having nothing to lose (Janis Joplin’s “Me and Bobby McGee” in 1971) doesn’t mean we can avoid choices — bad faith (mauvaise foi).
Omniman over 3 years ago
I think he’s saying that having nothing to lose means you have more choices. I also think he’s mistaken. Money is a form of power, which tends to expand your choices.