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Yup. I think, as others like Chris Hedges have noted, individuals in Western society have become increasingly atomized and isolated, likely by design to sell mo
by airhead969 5y ago
Yup. I think, as others like Chris Hedges have noted, individuals in Western society have become increasingly atomized and isolated, likely by design to sell more products and keep people feeling powerless/helpless: we're so close (in physical and online proximity), but so far (ideologically, wisdom, knowledge, and experience).
Instead of lionizing celebrities, money, infamy, or hyper individualism, maybe it would be worth respecting wisdom, mastery, expertise, monetary-agonistic accomplishment, and insightfulness.
The book The Mirror Effect by Dr. Drew comes to mind.
- nineplay 5y ago> Instead of lionizing celebrities, money, infamy, or hyper individualism, maybe it would be worth respecting wisdom, mastery, expertise, monetary-agonistic accomplishment, and insightfulness. I wonder if that's ever happened in the history of humanity. I have my doubts.
- airhead969 5y agoI also wonder, but perhaps some of these may approximate more "utopianish" collective community integration: - Genuine hippie communes (Do kibbutzes count?) - Amish - Indigenous tribes where elders are respected - Rural/suburban Minnesotans because they tend towards hardy dealing with life and climate struggles and unimpressed by immodesty - In the old days (80's/90's), my grandparents knew most of their neighbors, grocery store cashiers, butcher, hair stylist, and a number of other people well. What ever happened to that? I don't even know any of the neighbors in my apartment complex despite introducing myself, and one (Louis Vuitton-strutting cliché) woman neighbor next door won't even acknowledge my presence with pleasantries in passing. WTH.
- nomdep 5y agoI don’t think individualism is the defining characteristic of most twitters, they tend to herd mentality