The core flaw of hyper-individualism is that it leads to a degradation and a pulverization of the human person. It is a system built upon the egoistic drives within each of us. These are the self-interested drives—the desire to excel; to make a mark in the world; to rise in wealth, power, and status; to win victories and be better than others.

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Love: can you love people as they are rather than idealizing them? Can you be devoted to their welfare? Can you make sacrifices for them? Do they exist as a subject to you, instead of an object?