Agreed if you mean WE as a hypothetical union of all individual humans and human institutions. But all of this makes a lot more sense to me if you distinguish b

Agreed if you mean WE as a hypothetical union of all individual humans and human institutions. But all of this makes a lot more sense to me if you distinguish between individuals and institutions. Institutions (companies / governments / Unions / HOAs / PTAs w/e) seem like they're impossible for any individual to control except by collective action which is just more institutionalization thats impossible for individuals to control. Individuals can make decisions to do things like install solar panels on their house, invest in a heat pump, buy an electric car, live in walkable areas, plant a garden, NOT work for or purchase things from institutions they disagree with, build an underground house etc within the confines of what institutions will allow. I don't think theres any more that we can do, the rest seems like subjugating guilt narrative bs and self-satisfied collective action virtue posturing. There is no WE imho, its individual human beings against global industrial institutions. Collective action just propagates more destructive / uncontrollable institutional behavior. Federated / decentralized individual action propagated through federated / decentralized communication networks. Anyway I can barely remember to brush my teeth or buy groceries so what do I know.