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Hope Beyond Rugged Individualism
The Problem: Heroic Individualism
Heroic individualism is an ongoing game of oneupmanship against both self and others, where measurable achievement is the main arbiter of success and self-worth, and where productivity often gets prioritized over people.
Heroic individualism is an ongoing game of oneupmanship against both self and others, where measurable achievement is the main arbiter of success and self-worth, and where productivity often gets prioritized over people.
Brad Stulberg • The Constant Restlessness You Feel Has a Name
We don’t yet have great ways for talking about this new spirit of collectivism. The relationship between individuals and society has always been framed as a necessary compromise: we are told we must sacrifice our personal goals for the sake of the many. But what if it’s not a zero-sum, either/or? Humans, at our best, are capable of embracing seemin... See more
Douglas Rushkoff • Team Human
WHAT WE MAY lack is the sense of neighborliness. For me, the scariest thing about the last forty years, even more than the rising temperature, was the ascension of the libertarian idea that the individual matters far more than the society an individual inhabits. The New York Times called Ayn Rand (“altruism is incompatible with freedom”) the “novel
... See moreBill McKibben • The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon: A Graying American Looks Back at His Suburban Boyhood and Wonders What the Hell Happened
America works best when we work together on big projects. There is a school of thought that cutthroat competition leads to human progress. I found that the opposite was true. The defining event of the 20th century was World War II. The War created a mission that was so important that it rallied an entire society out of Economic Depression and organ... See more
scottkrisiloff.me • Scott Krisiloff’s Blog
