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[–] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 weeks ago

I think the Western world, particularly America, has taken Enlightenment values and misused them to justify hyperindividualism. Everyone is their own hero who had to pull themselves up by their bootstraps. We shouldn't lift each other up because that will disincentivize them from working for themselves. Its nonsense and it gradually pushes us towards a type of authoritarianism.

I'm not trying to say dynastic or heriditary authoritarianism didn't exist in the past but its different in my view. The people didn't have a choice then. Now they're choosing authoritarianism.

Isolation absolutely increases the incidence of mental health issues and drug addiction, irrespective of region or era. Modern Westerners (especially in the US) are about as isolated as people can be.