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Why is individualism a bad thing? (hexbear.net)
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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.

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[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 34 points 1 year ago

My life exists on the backs of millions of people I'll never meet. All of my personal and political actions impact them. If I serve myself at their expense, I degrade the ecosystem I'm dependent on. Rugged individualism is a marketing gimmick for weak and afraid misanthropes to turn them toward reactionary politics the same way hippie shit is.