Post-individualism
Severin Matusek and
Post-individualism
Focused on new structures of kinship and uniting people around shared values of empathy and care, community platforms are increasingly integrating wellbeing, sustainability and social justice into their core. đ§”
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
Dazed âą This New Book Asks Whether Capitalism Really Is Driving Us All Crazy
That âindividual responsibilityâ idea is present in so many messages from awareness campaigns: the idea that it is our duty to reach out to loved ones and services for help; the suggestion that mental health support should come in the form of a âserviceâ at all; the emphasis on individual tools like therapy, meds, self-help, mindfulness and apps to
... See moreDazed âą This New Book Asks Whether Capitalism Really Is Driving Us All Crazy
"[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
... See moreCreative Destruction âą Rabbit Holes đłïž #39
