Pareidolia

Was this manhole cover happier when people didn't walk over it?

Hypocrisy and Meta

So I read this answer on Quora about how someone was selling a child for Rs. 500 on OLX website. (it's more like selling child services, but keep that aside for a moment).

https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-things-that-make-Indians-sad/answer/Jithinraj-K-Rajan

Some people have commented that the person who posted the ad should be jailed.

I suppose the same people wouldn't do a thing when they see a child working at a roadside dhaba.

OLX promptly took down the ad after a social media hue and cry. But I think it only sweeps the issue under the carpet. I think people feeling good about "how they forced OLX to take the ad down" are celebrating a pseudo-victory. Perhaps the ad should have remained there, reminding people of the reality.

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Then there are people who blog about others' hypocrisy on child labour without doing anything about it.

Freedom and Independence

Today is 15th August. The day India won her freedom and independence. If you ask Google English to Hindi translator, both independence and freedom are translated as स्वतंत्रता. Is there a difference between these two concepts?

Can one be free despite being dependent?

Can one be independent despite not being free?

On a personal level, answer to the first question seems to be yes. One may get freedom to do X, *because* s/he is dependent on other people helping out in some other tasks.

What about being independent despite not having freedom? That seems impossible.