The world is full of "zoos" (countries, cities, cultures), and unlike animals shipped without choice, we humans have passports, visas, and the freedom to pick our cage... or step outside it entirely.
Most people stay in the zoo they were born in, not because the gates are locked, but because:
- Comfort is a powerful sedative.
- Fear of the unknown keeps the mind in a smaller enclosure than any border ever could.
- Paperwork (visas, taxes, language) feels like bars, but they’re just puzzles to solve.
But the truth?
You can walk out.
Digital nomads, expats, retirees in Thailand, tech workers in Berlin, van-lifers crossing continents—millions already have. The internet made it easier than ever to research, connect, and fund a life beyond the fence.
The real question isn’t “Can I leave?”
It’s “Am I brave enough to want to?”
Some choose the familiar zoo.
Others trade the cage for the wild.
Both are valid.
But pretending the door doesn’t exist?
That’s the only real trap.
