Individualism isn't loud or neon-colored, it's a powerful call to take ownership of yourself — your views, your actions, your life.
Few people truly practice individualism.
Few people truly practice individualism.
Most live halfway between collectivism & individualism; we want the freedom to choose, but we outsource the hard work of consciously choosing our beliefs & values to the group.
Some things you must do yourself.
Some things you must do yourself.
A degree of collectivism is required to help a society of millions function smoothly. Yet, like water for a plant, too much will kill the very flower it's meant to grow.
For most of history, no one gave a shit what you wanted; you were a peasant — the end.
Individualism is the radical belief in human dignity. It believes you're worth more than being a cog in someone else's machine.
Individualism is the radical belief in human dignity. It believes you're worth more than being a cog in someone else's machine.
We are trust-fund babies of individualism today; it's dangerously easy to forget the revolutionary change that gave us the choice to define ourselves.
You might choose to reject it, but don't forget who gave you that choice to begin with https://spiritualsoap.substack.com/p/weird-and-gd-individualism-for-useful
You might choose to reject it, but don't forget who gave you that choice to begin with https://spiritualsoap.substack.com/p/weird-and-gd-individualism-for-useful
Never become so comfortable you forget that choice — your beliefs, your values — is a hard-won right that's still non-existent in most places.
Use your right. Take ownership of your choices but respect when others do so, too.
Use your right. Take ownership of your choices but respect when others do so, too.
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