NOS OBSCURA 003

We believed choice was the opposite of captivity, but this was merely the oldest trick of the cage: filling it with options.

As long as the shelves remained stocked and there was something left to reach for, the captive could mistake desire for freedom.

But the cage does not ask what we want before it takes what it needs. A person can disappear in plain sight, while everyone else remains devoted to their own reflection. And life, with all its terrible discipline, continues.