#Individualism

Non Serviam Media Collectivenonserviammedia@kolektiva.social
2026-02-06

#Mutualism has unlimited #individualism as the essential and necessary prior condition of its own existence, and co-ordinates individuals without any sacrifice of individuality, into one collective whole, by spontaneous confederation, or solidarity.”
- William B. Greene

libertarian-labyrinth.org/mutu

anarchist William B. Greene
2026-02-05

A quotation from Thoreau

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American philosopher and writer
Walden; or, Life in the Woods, ch. 18 “Conclusion” (1854)

More about this quote: wist.info/thoreau-henry-david/…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #thoreau #henrydavidthoreau #differentdrummer #dissident #eccentricity #heterogeneity #independence #individualism #individuality #inspiration #meme #nonconformist #pace #selfdirection #tempo #time #unconventionality #uniqueness #difference

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. - Thoreau
2026-02-03

#AynRand’s original introduction to The Virtue of Selfishness is now online--and it directly contradicts most of the claims people make about her #ethics.

If your picture of Rand comes from social media threads, YouTube rants, or second-hand “hot takes,” this is the text that breaks the spell.

Let’s clear out the biggest straw men right away:

  • ❌ “Rand said selfishness means hurting people.”


    No. She argues that rational self‑interest forbids coercion, exploitation, and parasitism. Predators aren’t “selfish”—they’re short‑range, self‑destructive, and irrational.

  • ❌ “It’s just an excuse to do whatever you want.”


    She draws a hard boundary between whim and #reason. Her ethics demands long‑range thinking, integrity, and principled action — the opposite of impulse.

  • ❌ “#Objectivism celebrates cruelty.”


    The introduction explicitly rejects cruelty as irrational. Benevolence is not only compatible with #egoism—it’s a natural expression of a rational, confident person.

  • ❌ “Rand denies moral principles.”


    She denies sacrifice as a moral ideal. She does not deny #morality. She argues for a code rooted in reality, reason, and the requirements of human life.

If you want to understand the argument instead of the mythology, read the primary source--it’s short, sharp, and surprisingly accessible.

Read more for context on the full book, editions, and themes.

#philosophy #individualism #reading #nonfiction #ideas #bookstodon

2026-01-30

#Aquinas doesn't preach modern #individualism. Community, the kinship of all beings that make up one beautiful whole, the cosmox, is at stake. "All things are connected in a common bond of friendship w/ all nature," seeking & desiring God. bit.ly/4qqZFGo

Kairos Prometheonkairos_prometheon
2026-01-28

Every social system built on "some people should sacrifice for others" requires the same mechanism: involuntary subordination dressed as moral duty.

There's exactly one position that doesn't collapse into contradiction when universalised.

🔗 kairos-prometheon.com/en/blog/

🌱🏴‍🅰️🏳️‍⚧️🐧📎 Ambiyelpambiguous_yelp@veganism.social
2026-01-27

@truthaddictvt

Yeah I hate when leftists use it as an excuse to avoid looking at the harm they cause with their individual choices to support the killing of other animals for food, (half of all cow flesh comes from the dairy industry and male calves are killed soon after born)

edit replaced ableist use of word crutch with excuse

See what they go through
VVV
nationearth.com

#Vegan #Veganism #Left #Leftism #Speciesism #Dairy #Individualism

black and white line drawing of a series of increasingly distant stick figures each with a speech caption above them written in black seriffed font, in left-right top-bottom reading order:
a human with short hair: "I would go vegan but one person can't make a difference."
a human with a cap: "Yeah, I don't like animal cruelty, but alone I can't do anything."
a human with a bowler hat: "Yeah, it's a shame nobody will do anything."
a humam with midlength light hair and a hairbow: "If only we were in greater numbers, I'd stop funding animal abuse."
a human with a mohawk: "Yeah, we just need more people to go vegan.  But I won't."
a human with black dreadlocks: "I know what you mean, what's the point in going vegan when NOBODY ELSE IS."
a human with long black messy hair: "Good point.  I almost went vegan then.  But now I won't"
a human with a cowboy hat: "Yeah, I men if all of you guys went vegan, I would."
a human with no hair: "Me too!"
a human with a top hat monocle and cane: "Yeah, just a shame that we are alone.  Oh well."
a human with spiky hair: "Yeah, I'm alone too.  Just like all of you guys, damn."
a human with tied-back light hair: "So alone.  All of us.  Together.  Being alone."
a human with short hair: "Alone tho."
a human with a cap: "Totes alone."
a human with a bowler hat: "Home Alone tho."
a human with tied-back light hair: "That was a good movie."
[...]
www.vegansidekick.com in bold black sans-serif font

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2026-01-25

#Syria: Footage showing the moment when Syrian Jihadist Army (HTS) as well as other Turkish-backed terrorist factions retreat cowardly from the Kobane axis after intense clashes with the heroes of YPG and YPJ.

Long live Rojava! 🏴‍☠️
Death to patriarchy! 🏴‍☠️

#DeathToStateTerrorists #Resistance #violence #Anarchonihilism #killtherich #acab #fightthestate #eattherich #Anarchy #postleft #individualism #insurection #directaction #Chaos #freedom #liberty #killallcops #destroyregime #AllSoldiersAreBastards #killalljudges #DeathToRedScum #KillAllHierarchists #BurnPrisons #FreeRojava #DeathToHTS #FuckTheUSA #DeathToTurkey #DeathToEuropeanTraitors #DeathToTheWest #FreeKurdistan

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