Post-individualism
Severin Matusek and
Post-individualism
micro-individuality
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via Rayne Fisher Quan
oftentimes when folks think about existing in groups, their self sort of gets lost. But, actually, caring for yourself—and, maybe, reinventing the individual narrative that has been so Americanized into something that’s going to contribute to the group’s care—is what I’m getting at.
Alexis Aceves Garcia • What if care is the work?
Post capitalism is not simply another ‘ism’ to replace previous ideologies; it is a conceptual container for social pluralities based on shared values (e.g. reciprocity, altruism, cooperation, gifting, equity consciousness, empathy, interbeing and solidarity with all Life). It stems from the shortcomings of the existing system and the lived
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unfortunately, there are no rules in human nature that turn economic abundance into a sense of personal abundance
Paul Millerd • The Individualism Myth | #241
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.
Our society’s individualism, largely driven by technological advances and the illusion of endless progress, will no longer be sustainable – will not be able to last – in a world where anthropogenic climate change is a constant and growing threat.