This is something that I am constantly coming back to and working on.
It’s like:
a) I want to be impressive, because
b) then people will treat me better, and then
c) then I’ll feel less at risk, and then
d) maybe I’ll actually be able to feel a little better moving through the world.
That’s a simple ‘chain’.
But think about it.
If you could just jump straight to,
d) I feel better moving through the world,
then what happens to the entire structure?
It’s wild to consider.
This kind of thinking seems to me to be related to the dignity and regality scripting of Dragon Reborn Gold.
The more external factors that are required for me to get to
d) I feel good moving through the world
is the more I would consider myself enslaved.
Some slavery is happy slavery, but it’s still slavery.
If I’m a 6’4 man with the features and physique of a model and with 7 million in the bank, then those two things will make me very impressive to quite a few people. If I also own a successful company, give Ted Talks, and periodically discover new aquatic life forms; then that’s even better. Maybe I’m also a professional race-car driver who retired from the NFL and from a high-ranking career in Mixed Martial Arts (but without suffering any disfigurement or brain injuries). Great. Even better.
Most would not think of that person as enslaved.