Being introduced to philosophy at such a young age is a game changer and now you're ahead of the curve! :)
With globalization, it should have been obvious how interconnected and dependent we are on each other - everything that we see, own or use is the result of collective effort.
And yet, this fixation on hyper individualism blinds us from seeing the obvious. Isolation, loneliness, feeling a lack of meaning and purpose in what we do are merely symptoms of this sickness.
We are a collective, meant for collaboration. Not just reduced to competiting with each other, fighting for scraps at the expense of others.
Good job for connecting it all nicely. I enjoyed reading and learning from it.
You said it so well here: "We are a collective, meant for collaboration. Not just reduced to competiting with each other, fighting for scraps at the expense of others." Anytime, we forget we are all a collective and instead try to outcompete each other we usually end up alone and "anomic".
Thank you for your reflection. And indeed I am very lucky to have grown up with such friends :)
Being introduced to philosophy at such a young age is a game changer and now you're ahead of the curve! :)
With globalization, it should have been obvious how interconnected and dependent we are on each other - everything that we see, own or use is the result of collective effort.
And yet, this fixation on hyper individualism blinds us from seeing the obvious. Isolation, loneliness, feeling a lack of meaning and purpose in what we do are merely symptoms of this sickness.
We are a collective, meant for collaboration. Not just reduced to competiting with each other, fighting for scraps at the expense of others.
Good job for connecting it all nicely. I enjoyed reading and learning from it.
Thanks!
You said it so well here: "We are a collective, meant for collaboration. Not just reduced to competiting with each other, fighting for scraps at the expense of others." Anytime, we forget we are all a collective and instead try to outcompete each other we usually end up alone and "anomic".
Thank you for your reflection. And indeed I am very lucky to have grown up with such friends :)