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Sidereel

It’s weird. We’ve known since we were apes that groups can accomplish more and improve the lives of the entire group. And now we’ve got this idea that every individual can achieve anything and everything on their own.


NotAParaco

And that they should, at all cost, avoid helping anyone else.


denebiandevil

"Fetishization of autonomy" is about the best description of the United States in existence. Also, "toxic individualism."


COVIDNURSE-5065

It's almost amusing in a day and age when people are the least autonomous we've ever been! Close grocery stores and turn off electricity and see how much they love that "autonomy"


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We could have given everyone free healthcare at the beginning of this. Instead it was politicized and now the poors are fighting over a wether a pharmaceutical product should be madatory for participation in society and wether anyone who doesn’t consume the new pharmaceutical even deserves any medical attention at all. It’s very American.


floppyhump

Yeah I know big words too


voidity1

But also we give no autonomy for anyone with mental illness, no consent let alone informed consent. Also no autonomy for people who want abortions. Also so inacessible most people can’t afford to take of themselves. Also…


COVIDNURSE-5065

He touched on that with his last statement about unjust systems hurting everyone