Post-individualism
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Post-individualism
we grew up and got it drilled into us that the problem is dependence. Don’t be needy.
Freya India • The Age of Abandonment
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.
one way to manifest positive externalities is to consider the success of others as your own.
Sam Hart • Positive Sum Worlds: Remaking Public Goods
Will we update our scripts and stories about how the world actually works? Or is this a conversation that people just don’t want to have? Is it easier to pretend that everyone can make it?
I don’t have good answers to these questions, but I sense the disconnect between what people believe at a societal level and the market finding reality of an
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