In my opinion, individualism is fine. The problem is weaponized individualism. For example: Everybody has a preferred brand of car or type of car. Every car has their own advantages and disadvantages and some cars fit different lifestyles. Unfortunately, car companies use this to their advantage to make their customers attack those that don’t drive said brand. You’re patriotic or manly if you drive a big truck and anyone that drives a smaller car is a removed. On the other side of the argument, only people that have small dicks or who have a fragile masculinity drive big trucks. Car companies make you think your choice is superior no matter which one you choose yet both are fucking you over behind the scenes. BMW may implement a subscription plan for heated seats, but at the same time Ford has a patent for listening to you while you drive and giving you targeted advertising.
We’ve been convinced to defend brands and corporations over our own opinions. Gamers talk about greedy billionaires but swoon for Gabe Newell and Valve even though they are being just as shady as the rest of them if you scratch under the surface. “Let’s agree to disagree” has turned into “I’m right and you’re an idiot” all the while we defend the people hurting us as long as they are on our “side.” They’ve weaponized our individualism to make us attack each other even when we agree with each other that they are all fucking us over.
In my opinion, individualism is fine. The problem is weaponized individualism. For example: Everybody has a preferred brand of car or type of car. Every car has their own advantages and disadvantages and some cars fit different lifestyles. Unfortunately, car companies use this to their advantage to make their customers attack those that don’t drive said brand. You’re patriotic or manly if you drive a big truck and anyone that drives a smaller car is a removed. On the other side of the argument, only people that have small dicks or who have a fragile masculinity drive big trucks. Car companies make you think your choice is superior no matter which one you choose yet both are fucking you over behind the scenes. BMW may implement a subscription plan for heated seats, but at the same time Ford has a patent for listening to you while you drive and giving you targeted advertising.
We’ve been convinced to defend brands and corporations over our own opinions. Gamers talk about greedy billionaires but swoon for Gabe Newell and Valve even though they are being just as shady as the rest of them if you scratch under the surface. “Let’s agree to disagree” has turned into “I’m right and you’re an idiot” all the while we defend the people hurting us as long as they are on our “side.” They’ve weaponized our individualism to make us attack each other even when we agree with each other that they are all fucking us over.