The Dark Heart of Individualism
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The Dark Heart of Individualism
The social standard this culture offers is one of controlled, placated solitude. Its narrative often insists that you’re surrounded by toxic people who are trying to hurt you, and the only way to ever become the person you’re meant to be is to cut them all off, retreat into a high-gloss cocoon of talk therapy and Notion templates, and emerge a non-... See more
rayne fisher-quann • No Good Alone
Lorsqu’une société entière est édifiée autour du souci de soi, ses membres se séparent, se divisent, s’éloignent. Et c’est bien là ce qui nous est arrivé. Nous sommes descendus dans la vallée. Le pourrissement manifeste de notre vie politique est dû à un pourrissement de nos fondements moraux et culturels – dans les rapports que nous entretenons en
... See moreAnatole Muchnik • La deuxième montagne : Si la réussite n'était pas là où vous le pensiez ? (French Edition)
The unbridled reign of this individualist ethos, fueled by the demands of the market economy, has overwhelmed our traditional ways of organizing time, meaning that the hours in which we rest, work, and socialize are becoming ever more uncoordinated.
Oliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Perhaps most damaging, it includes a toxic individualism that creates barriers to deep connection and intimacy. When we are oriented toward doing it ourselves and getting ours, we cut ourselves off from the kinds of relationships that can…
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Mia Birdsong • How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community
On the one hand, we have the breakdown of traditional family structures, of belief in God, and of nationalism—the things in which we have historically found a sense of purpose that transcends the self. As these collective myths break down, the void has been filled by the rise of extreme individualism. There are no gods, no objective moral truths, a
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