# Modern-Day Freedom Is Like a Roomy Cage by Bryant McGill > “Modern-day freedom is like a roomy cage; just enough choice-space where the animal doesn't go wild, and feels free.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Various Writings* ## Sources and Context - **Exact original:** “Modern-day freedom is like a roomy cage; just enough choice-space where the animal doesn't go wild, and feels free.” — [[books/Various Writings|Various Writings]]; also published as [[quotes/quotes-modern-day-freedom-wild-feels-free|a quote page]]. - **Variant in the same collection:** “What is called freedom is like a roomy cage; just enough choice-space where the animal doesn't go wild, and feels free.” — [[books/Various Writings|Various Writings]]; [[quotes/quotes-called-freedom-roomy-wild-feels-free|quote page]]. - **Interventions:** none; the reminder reproduces the first form verbatim. - **Verified source boundary:** The exact sentence appears in the active [[books/Various Writings|Various Writings]] manuscript and its generated quotation page. It does not appear in the active [[books/Simple Reminders Book (2014-2018)|Simple Reminders Book (2014–2018)]] file, so *Various Writings* is the presently verified textual source. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/War With Empire|War With Empire]] - **Book:** [[books/Various Writings|Various Writings]] - **Quotation page:** [[quotes/quotes-modern-day-freedom-wild-feels-free|Modern-day freedom is like a roomy cage; just...]] - **Article:** [[articles/The New Dictionary of the Machine Regime|The New Dictionary of the Machine Regime]] - **Article:** [[articles/Cybernetic Custody|Cybernetic Custody]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Skeuomorphic Interval|The Skeuomorphic Interval]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Enclosure|Enclosure]] - [[wiki/Cognitive Enclosure|Cognitive Enclosure]] - [[wiki/Reopened Choice Space|Reopened Choice Space]] - [[wiki/Choice Architecture|Choice Architecture]] - [[wiki/Agency Under Constraint|Agency Under Constraint]] - [[wiki/Social Control|Social Control]] - [[wiki/Freedom Below the Control Plane|Freedom Below the Control Plane]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Modern-day freedom is like a roomy cage; just enough choice-space where the animal doesn't go wild, and feels free.” — Bryant McGill, Various Writings https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-modern-freedom-roomy-cage ```