[FRIAM] Narrative bending

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I'm not sure what you're describing is well-described with an -ism, i.e. individualism. Most individualists, it seems to me, are *actually* very socially dependent creatures. They're deluded into thinking they're self-made or independent from the infrastructure around them. But in their actual behavior, they are entirely and deeply embedded and dependent. So one can be an individualist and not be an individual. Similarly, one can be a socialist, yet live in the woods, eat squirrels, and never talk to another human. That's because -isms are thoughts/beliefs/delusions.

Now, if you're simply saying there are fine-grained gradations and types of socialism, then I agree completely.

The point is to bend or break the (false) narratives those diachronic people tell themselves and make them pay closer attention to the facts staring them in the face. And AA does that for some people.

On 5/10/19 10:33 AM, Marcus Daniels wrote:
> There's a difference between failing to recognize the various groupings and their purposes & behaviors, and rejecting many of those groupings.   An individualist can be the self-centered person who is ignorant of the groupings, or a person who finds the groupings counterproductive toward achieving even more universal goals.


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