Individualism Community

De-escalating our Mistrust of People

Individualism has taught us not to trust other people and to question their intentions. In order for us to engage positively with people and enter community we need to be able to soften and lower our walls and be vulnerable with ourselves and each other. You might get hurt but isn’t real community... read more

"I am, because we are"

Ubuntu is an African philosophy originating from the Bantu languages, particularly in Southern Africa. The term "Ubuntu" is often translated as "I am because we are" or "humanity towards others." It emphasizes interconnectedness, compassion, and communal harmony over individualism. The philosophy... read more

It's a joke

Would saying "It's just a joke" not effectively be saying "I understand this thing upsets you but I personally value my own amusement too much to even rationalize anything but."? It truly seems society has normalized individualism versus being communal yet seems surprised everyone comes off as a... read more

IMO hating on MBTI is a sign of…

having been pickled in toxic individualism. I.e. people who are so attached to the notion of everyone being unique (which is true) that they think it's blasphemy to sort people into categories or perform any sort of cluster analysis on them. Thoughts?

Space and time In order to appreciate your beauty

While reading to the space and time, gravity and relativity , individualism and materialism.. I have found that your dark circles are more attractive then black hole if all those philosophers who thought of these theories and laws would see you they will forget thm

Is there actually a "normal" and is it important?

Let's keep this about people/personalities for this discussion: This question is a bit hard to explain but basically with the way things are and have been historically, everything is always changing and what is considered normal for a person or situation evolves. We hear the tropes of people... read more