I wasn't born with a deep defiance of fear. I was born with clinical OCD, and was in a perpetual state of panic as a child, mostly centered around germs, of all things.

And that's why I know I'll never go back to that fear. It is slavery.

If I didn't draw a line perfectly straight in art class, I'd be convinced I would then get sick, when I knew it was illogical. And then I'd wash my hands until they bled.

That is tyranny. I'll be damned if I ever let it happen again.

Now that I reflect, this is why I am so focused on self-imposed tyranny. Because it is, by far, the greatest tyrannical force I've ever experienced, personally.

I've experienced government overreach. But it has been but a few moments amongst trillions in my life.