Post-individualism
Severin Matusek and
Post-individualism
Severin Matusek and
"[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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Awarenessâ is an unambitious political end-goal for a few reasons. Firstly: awareness of what? The information circulated in âawarenessâ narratives often uncritically props up neoliberal ideology. Neoliberalism supports the privatisation of major businesses, cuts to state welfare, and an emphasis on âindividual responsibility
Thatâs the thing about attachmentâyou need to depend to be independent. You need a stable base to venture out. Something to rely on to take risks. Some stability to cope with chaos. Otherwise you canât explore with confidence. If you fear abandonment, you wonât risk romance. Words will feel traumatic. You will stay stagnant, afraid to move. Maybe
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