> Free from what? from my understanding (and my own personal desires), the idea of becoming free is the idea of FIRE - financially free (not necessarily retire

> Free from what? from my understanding (and my own personal desires), the idea of becoming free is the idea of FIRE - financially free (not necessarily retire, but retire from having to produce money to live off). I think it's part of one's journey to climb the maslow pyramid. The exact nature of the work being desired after becoming "free" is not the same for everyone, but it's a higher form of desire than to produce value economically.