The greater good
To zoom out and see the larger picture over the long term is to abstract the individuals into system components. Our current ideology, focused on …
individuality
Destruction for Difference
Individualism is not building-up-towards or revealing-the-self, but destruction of the common, which translates as novel difference. The seduction of new knowledge is arcane insights, which …
if uniqueness is penultimate, then…
We assume more liberty will allow unique individuality to flourish. But what if freedom primarily promotes libidinal fulfillment, which is entirely predictable and unoriginal? What …
The Problem with the Hero’s Journey
Fate must call you to become a hero, and you must draw forth your unique (separate and special) individuality to complete your journey. The question …
Individuals are Unequal
Karl Marx, in 1875, critiques seeing workers as only workers, diminishing them through categorization and ignoring their diversity of human beings. Contradictorily, to be “brought …
Sensible conversation as a “representation”
“nowadays one can talk with anyone, and it must be admitted that peoples opinions are exceedingly sensible, yet the conversation leaves one with the impression …
The benefit of irrationality
To be unique we appear irrational against the norms of society. But norms shift to abnormal in another place or among another group. To encourage …