"Thrive" is amazing must watch!

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How could such a special situation be allowed when it seems like a free-will abridgment?

Why do you say that it seems like a free-will abridgement?

It appears that much of his learning was not self-determined, or seeded from this 'experiential nexus'. For example, the 'advisor' would change things in his mind, as he slept, apparently. The stories, the training. But then again, as Ra said, they commonly 'get away' with programming people for their use, so there would seem to be some kind of mutual exchange involved. He may very well be part of the 'new breed' and therefore have different balancing concerns.