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What are you mean \"without dying\"? \'\'\'The wolf dies of starvation, that\'s how the story ends.\'\'\' The collar symbolizes the dog\'s slavery (and depending on the version, the fur on his neck may have been rubbed away by wearing it), which is what prompts the wolf to run away, but he\'s still right there chilling with the wolf and offering him a job, which clearly shows he has plenty of freedom. That is the contradiction in the message:
\"It is better to die free and starving than to be enslaved and fat\". According to the story, no it isn\'t, for the following reasons:
* The wolf \'\'agrees\'\' with the dog that he would be better off if he had steady food and steady work.
* The wolf dies a lonely, painful, miserable death.
* The dog is happier with his life than the wolf is with his own, specifically \'\'because\'\' he is well-fed and well-appreciated at home.
* The dog is compensated for his work, has authority on his farm, and is free to go where he wants, and is therefore not a slave; rather that he \'\'is\'\' a slave, but only by the most technical of definitions, and for the dog (who doesn\'t actually \'\'want\'\' to leave his farm) the only drawback to the job is having to wear a collar, which is a petty, cosmetic change to his appearance. In some versions, the collar chafes his neck, but that\'s still a very minor complaint compared to dying alone of starvation in the woods.
* The wolf gains no benefit by being free except freedom itself and the pride he takes in being free, but the dog also has plenty of freedom and is proud of his work.
In other words, there is nothing better about being free than being what the story calls a slave. Being what the story defines as a slave (a dog who works in chains) is objectively better than being free, because the wolf\'s freedom does not give him anything that the dog doesn\'t have, while the dog has everything the wolf actually wants (steady food and work).
\"It is better to die free and starving than to be enslaved and fat\". According to the story, no it isn\'t, for the following reasons:
* The wolf \'\'agrees\'\' with the dog that he would be better off if he had steady food and steady work.
* The wolf dies a lonely, painful, miserable death.
* The dog is happier with his life than the wolf is with his own, specifically \'\'because\'\' he is well-fed and well-appreciated at home.
* The dog is compensated for his work, has authority on his farm, and is free to go where he wants, and is therefore not a slave; rather that he \'\'is\'\' a slave, but only by the most technical of definitions, and for the dog (who doesn\'t actually \'\'want\'\' to leave his farm) the only drawback to the job is having to wear a collar, which is a petty, cosmetic change to his appearance. In some versions, the collar chafes his neck, but that\'s still a very minor complaint compared to dying alone of starvation in the woods.
* The wolf gains no benefit by being free except freedom itself and the pride he takes in being free, but the dog also has plenty of freedom and is proud of his work.
In other words, there is nothing better about being free than being what the story calls a slave. Being what the story defines as a slave (a dog who works in chains) is objectively better than being free, because the wolf\'s freedom does not give him anything that the dog doesn\'t have, while the dog has everything the wolf actually wants (steady food and work).
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What are you mean \"without dying\"? \'\'\'The wolf dies of starvation, that\'s how the story ends.\'\'\' The collar symbolizes the dog\'s slavery (and depending on the version, the fur on his neck may have been rubbed away by wearing it), which is what prompts the wolf to run away, but he\'s still right there chilling with the wolf and offering him a job, which clearly shows he has plenty of freedom. That is the contradiction in the message:
\"It is better to die free and starving than to be enslaved and fat\". According to the story, no it isn\'t, for the following reasons:
* The wolf \'\'agrees\'\' with the dog that he would be better off if he had steady food and steady work.
* The wolf dies a lonely, painful, miserable death.
* The dog is happier with his life than the wolf is with his own, specifically \'\'because\'\' he is well-fed and well-appreciated at home.
* The dog is compensated for his work, has authority on his farm, and is free to go where he wants, and is therefore not a slave.
* The wolf gains no benefit by being free except freedom itself and the pride he takes in being free, but the dog also has plenty of freedom and is proud of his work.
In other words, there is nothing better about being free than being what the story calls a slave. Being what the story defines as a slave (a dog who works in chains) is objectively better than being free, because the wolf\'s freedom does not give him anything that the dog doesn\'t have, while the dog has everything the wolf actually wants (steady food and work).
\"It is better to die free and starving than to be enslaved and fat\". According to the story, no it isn\'t, for the following reasons:
* The wolf \'\'agrees\'\' with the dog that he would be better off if he had steady food and steady work.
* The wolf dies a lonely, painful, miserable death.
* The dog is happier with his life than the wolf is with his own, specifically \'\'because\'\' he is well-fed and well-appreciated at home.
* The dog is compensated for his work, has authority on his farm, and is free to go where he wants, and is therefore not a slave.
* The wolf gains no benefit by being free except freedom itself and the pride he takes in being free, but the dog also has plenty of freedom and is proud of his work.
In other words, there is nothing better about being free than being what the story calls a slave. Being what the story defines as a slave (a dog who works in chains) is objectively better than being free, because the wolf\'s freedom does not give him anything that the dog doesn\'t have, while the dog has everything the wolf actually wants (steady food and work).
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What are you mean \"without dying\"? \'\'\'The wolf dies of starvation, that\'s how the story ends.\'\'\' The collar symbolizes the dog\'s slavery (and depending on the version, the fur on his neck may have been rubbed away by wearing it), which is what prompts the wolf to run away, but he\'s still right there chilling with the wolf and offering him a job, which clearly shows he has plenty of freedom. That is the contradiction in the message:
\"It is better to die free and starving than to be enslaved and fat\". According to the story, no it isn\'t, for the following reasons:
* The wolf \'\'agrees\'\' with the dog that he would be better off if he had steady food and steady work.
* The wolf dies a lonely, painful, miserable death.
* The dog is happier with his life than the wolf is with his own.
* The dog is compensated for his work, has authority on his farm, and is free to go where he wants, and is therefore not a slave.
* The wolf gains no benefit by being free except freedom itself and the pride he takes in being free, but the dog also has plenty of freedom and is proud of his work.
In other words, there is nothing better about being free than being what the story calls a slave. Being what the story defines as a slave (a dog who works in chains) is objectively better than being free, because the wolf\'s freedom does not give him anything that the dog doesn\'t have, while the dog has everything the wolf actually wants (steady food and work).
\"It is better to die free and starving than to be enslaved and fat\". According to the story, no it isn\'t, for the following reasons:
* The wolf \'\'agrees\'\' with the dog that he would be better off if he had steady food and steady work.
* The wolf dies a lonely, painful, miserable death.
* The dog is happier with his life than the wolf is with his own.
* The dog is compensated for his work, has authority on his farm, and is free to go where he wants, and is therefore not a slave.
* The wolf gains no benefit by being free except freedom itself and the pride he takes in being free, but the dog also has plenty of freedom and is proud of his work.
In other words, there is nothing better about being free than being what the story calls a slave. Being what the story defines as a slave (a dog who works in chains) is objectively better than being free, because the wolf\'s freedom does not give him anything that the dog doesn\'t have, while the dog has everything the wolf actually wants (steady food and work).
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What are you mean \"without dying\"? \'\'\'The wolf dies of starvation, that\'s how the story ends.\'\'\' The collar symbolizes the dog\'s slavery (and depending on the version, the fur on his neck may have been rubbed away by wearing it), which is what prompts the wolf to run away, but he\'s still right there chilling with the wolf and offering him a job, which clearly shows he has plenty of freedom. That is the contradiction in the message:
\"It is better to die free and starving than to be enslaved and fat\". According to the story, no it isn\'t, for the following reasons:
* The wolf \'\'agrees\'\' with the dog that he would be better off if he had steady food and steady work.
* The wolf dies a lonely, painful, miserable death.
* The dog is happier with his life than the wolf is with his own.
* The dog is compensated for his work, has authority on his farm, and is free to go where he wants, and is therefore not a slave.
* The wolf gains no benefit by being free, except freedom itself and the pride takes in being free, but the dog has plenty of freedom and is proud of his work.
In other words, there is nothing better about being free than being what the story calls a slave. Being what the story defines as a slave (a dog who works in chains) is objectively better than being free, because the wolf\'s freedom does not give him anything that the dog doesn\'t have, while the dog has everything the wolf actually wants (steady food and work).
\"It is better to die free and starving than to be enslaved and fat\". According to the story, no it isn\'t, for the following reasons:
* The wolf \'\'agrees\'\' with the dog that he would be better off if he had steady food and steady work.
* The wolf dies a lonely, painful, miserable death.
* The dog is happier with his life than the wolf is with his own.
* The dog is compensated for his work, has authority on his farm, and is free to go where he wants, and is therefore not a slave.
* The wolf gains no benefit by being free, except freedom itself and the pride takes in being free, but the dog has plenty of freedom and is proud of his work.
In other words, there is nothing better about being free than being what the story calls a slave. Being what the story defines as a slave (a dog who works in chains) is objectively better than being free, because the wolf\'s freedom does not give him anything that the dog doesn\'t have, while the dog has everything the wolf actually wants (steady food and work).
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What are you mean
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What are you mean \"without dying\"? \'\'\'The wolf dies of starvation, that\'s how the story ends.\'\'\' The collar symbolizes the dog\'s slavery (and depending on the version, the fur on his neck may have been rubbed away by wearing it), which is what prompts the wolf to run away, but he\'s still right there chilling with the wolf and offering him a job, which clearly shows he has plenty of freedom. That is the contradiction in the message:
\"It is better to die free and starving than to be enslaved and fat\". According to the story, no it isn\'t, for the following reasons:
* The wolf \'\'agrees\'\' with the dog that he would be better off if he had steady food and steady work.
* The wolf dies a lonely, painful, miserable death.
* The dog is happier with his life than the wolf is with his own.
* The dog is compensated for his work, has authority on his farm, and is free to go where he wants, and is therefore not a slave.
* The wolf gains no benefit by being free, except freedom itself and the pride takes in being free, but the dog has plenty of freedom and is proud of his work.
In other words, there is nothing better about being free than being what the story calls a slave.
\"It is better to die free and starving than to be enslaved and fat\". According to the story, no it isn\'t, for the following reasons:
* The wolf \'\'agrees\'\' with the dog that he would be better off if he had steady food and steady work.
* The wolf dies a lonely, painful, miserable death.
* The dog is happier with his life than the wolf is with his own.
* The dog is compensated for his work, has authority on his farm, and is free to go where he wants, and is therefore not a slave.
* The wolf gains no benefit by being free, except freedom itself and the pride takes in being free, but the dog has plenty of freedom and is proud of his work.
In other words, there is nothing better about being free than being what the story calls a slave.
