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I expected such semi-negative, distrustful comment the second I finished reading this list. Some will dislike the individualistic, anti-collectivist character o
by sebsito 7y ago
I expected such semi-negative, distrustful comment the second I finished reading this list. Some will dislike the individualistic, anti-collectivist character of it.
- notacoward 7y agoIt's not individualist so much as corporatist, and not so much anti-collectivist as anti-humanist. This post exactly mirrors Stalinism in its reduction of humans to their capacity for production. Can we please just for once stop trying to portray anything but the most extreme pluto-techno-libertarian POV as pure communism?
- sebsito 7y agoIt sounds terrible if you call it “capacity for production” but not so bad if called “ability to fulfill needs of others”
- notacoward 7y agoEmploying a euphemism to make something sound better is always fun (corporate "missions" and "visions" are often good examples) but that doesn't really change the underlying reality.
- adamsea 7y agoI would argue the list is not individualistic at all as, as others posters have mentioned, it implicitly reduces the individual person to their economic output (productivity). A real individualistic list would focus on the quality of life of the individual. Of course money is important in that regard but studies have pretty consistently shown that community, meaning, and I’ll throw in health, are the key components of individual happiness.
- sebsito 7y agoThe quality of life, meaning and individual happiness are for individuals to pursue and figure out. It’s very leftist idea to try to solve that on society’s level. The list is focusing on things we can improve on society’s level from an individualistic perspective.