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The Individualism Myth | #241
chained to the concepts of success that were sold to our ancestors? Or will we decide there’s another construct we can create for ourselves that doesn’t rely on waiting for White validation? When you graduate from high school, you go to a predominantly white college or university, graduate and get a good-paying job, work for thirty years, and then
... See moreJohn Graham • Plantation Theory: The Black Professional's Struggle Between Freedom and Security
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
Herbert Hoover’s successful bid for president culminated in a speech on October 22, 1928, that enshrined the concept of rugged individualism into the American mythos.
In every way you can imagine, the United States was only the land of the free for a very narrow slice of the population. The rugged individualism Hoover sought to restore had a color—... See more
In every way you can imagine, the United States was only the land of the free for a very narrow slice of the population. The rugged individualism Hoover sought to restore had a color—... See more
Tara McMullin • Hope Beyond Rugged Individualism
What if, instead of working toward something for decades and barely tolerating the day-to-day process, we created a different value system around labor? What if we built our working lives around a concept other than endurance and submission?
Charlie Warzel • What if People Don’t Want 'A Career?'
