Post-individualism
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Post-individualism
no good alone - by rayne fisher-quann - internet princess no good alone
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fuck this hits so hard. "The process of becoming yourself is not a corporate desk job, and it is not homework. You do not have to treat your flaws like action items that must be systematically targeted in order to receive a return on investment."
So we all know that the hard boundary we place between ourselves and the world is somewhat artificial. Sure, on one level you are a separate being, different from any other. You can move your own arm, you probably can’t move my arm. On the other hand, your life is a product of an incredibly complex enmeshment of influences that can be traced back
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Awareness’ is an unambitious political end-goal for a few reasons. Firstly: awareness of what? The information circulated in ‘awareness’ narratives often uncritically props up neoliberal ideology. Neoliberalism supports the privatisation of major businesses, cuts to state welfare, and an emphasis on ‘individual responsibility
Dazed • This New Book Asks Whether Capitalism Really Is Driving Us All Crazy
As Dr. Nichola Raihani, British psychologist and Professor of Evolution and Behavior at University College London puts it, “The history of life on earth is a history of teamwork, of collective action, and of cooperation.” While traditional discussions of how humanity became the dominant form of life on Earth have focused on competition, the truth... See more
Our Centaur Future - A RADAR Report
The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous
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Do you identify yourself by your profession or achievements, rather than your family network? Do you cultivate your unique attributes and goals? If so, perhaps you are WEIRD: raised in a society that is Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich and Democratic.
"[Swaraj] is loosely defined as self-rule but it actually goes much deeper," says Kothari, who has written extensively on Swaraj and the ecological crisis. "It means my own autonomy, self-reliance, self-sufficiency, my independence, both as an individual and as a community. But it's not the American notion of individualism that I can do what I
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