Am I better off or worse off than my great-great grandfather James and his brother who a little over a hundred years ago staked a claim in the Cherokee Outlet in Oklahoma Territory. They weren't wage slaves. They did not have to report to a remote workplace. Their work was to till the soil and to reap a harvest of grain. Certainly, they labored hard and poured sweat and blood into the earth, but they were doing it under conditions that are completely foreign in the postmodern world.
Nobody is free.
The only truth is that we are journeying toward freedom. We are becoming free, but we never are free. Our primary task in the postmodern world is the movement from slavery into freedom. Search donavanhall.net for specific terms or phrases. Find page with all or any of the keywords.