I got the chance to sit down with Ms. Kushnir and talk about free will for an evening. We explored what free will was about, and if we as human beings, really have the option to do anything we please. Before we began, she had us participate in an activity. She told us to raise our hand whenever we felt like it, and then she proceeded to stare out at us intently. Although initially, I felt pressure to raise my hand for the sake of the simulation, I slowly realized that I really didn’t want to raise my hand. And then I told myself… I guess this must be the whole point of this exercise – so if that’s the case I won’t raise my hand.   I ultimately never raised my hand, and although I felt like I didn’t do so on purpose, I also partially felt like that was me “winning” (by not participating). In my opinion, although we technically have free will and can do anything we please, I feel as though our “free will” is placed under certain mental restraints in accordance with society so as to not be seen as strange or deviant.