Listening/watching now & to further flesh out why individualism does not result in selfish outcomes in my view is because within it, it is in everybody’s ultimate ‘self-interest’ to protect the rights of others & to create a society that offers freedoms & opportunities for all.
https://twitter.com/katewand/status/1479992352672468994
People who take a shallow look at individualism fail to take scales of broadness & time into account. They hear ‘individualism’ & think it’s about ‘self-interest’ in the here & now, immediate gratification. They also don’t get that it is by necessity a celebration, a joy, a...
love of individuality, because how can one expect to be loved, how can on expect respect for their own individuality if they aren’t prepared to also let others be who they want to be? And to see others being that, reaching for their best potential as an individual is thrilling...
...for the individualist because it assures them that they can also aspire for the same.
Just my thoughts. ☺️
Just my thoughts. ☺️
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