cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/2409929

Everytime I here individualism brought up by someone from Hexbear or Lemmygrad, it gets talked about as if it’s categorically bad and wrong. Why is that?

This goes against everything I’ve learned in the states, where we consider individualism a necessary part of being a responsible and moral person, whereas collectivism strips us of our humanity and turns us into subhuman insectoid creatures incapable of thought.

  • الأرض ستبقى عربية@lemmygrad.ml
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    7 months ago

    Individualism goes against human nature, and it is probably why people are lonely and homelessness is epidemic in the US.

    This goes against everything I’ve learned in the states, where we consider individualism a necessary part of being a responsible and moral person, whereas collectivism strips us of our humanity and turns us into subhuman insectoid creatures incapable of thought.

    How is this working out for the US?

    • ashinadash [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
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      7 months ago

      Hold on there, no way is individualism directly to.blame for the rise homelessness right? That one is purely bourgeoisie landleech greed, no?

          • redtea@lemmygrad.ml
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            7 months ago

            Not to mention that it’s harder to ask people for help, for somewhere to stay till you get on your feet, because (1) asking for help means you would be the leech and (2) the person you might ask sees themselves as an individuals and doesn’t want to be caught up in any collectivism. And individualist society doesn’t like to help those who ‘refuse their individualist calling’ by not working hard enough. It should go without saying that I reject these claims; I’m listing them to make the connection between individualism and the homelessness epidemic.