https://www.economist.com/christmas-specials/2025/12/18/the-most-friendless-place-on-earth

"Many #people think #loneliness is a first-world problem: that #rich #societies become atomised as people chase #wealth rather than #social connections. But surveys suggest this is wrong. Western, #individualistic societies, where more people live alone and religion is marginal, tend to be less lonely. People in #poor countries are much likelier to be #lonely."

Why when we think of mass #migration because of #climatechange we need to also address poverty.

Manosphere and individualism are the products of neoliberalism, which promotes competition, inequality and violence. Read more https://theconversation.com/hyper-individualistic-and-focused-on-worth-the-manosphere-is-a-product-of-neoliberalism-254339

#manosphere #individualism #wellnessindustry #neoliberalism #liberalism #violence #loneliness #capitalism #competition #meritocracy #bad #menissues #violenceagainstwomen #inequality #equality #socioeconomics #politics #humans #neoliberal #liberal #individualistic #violentmen #respect #dignity #society #societalissues #societal #humanbehaviour

#ToBeFrench

Through the words of Emmanuel Macron, we are reminded that to be #French is not merely a matter of identity, but of #conviction. It is to uphold #humanism, to defend #freedom against dictatorship. A society must be #united and united in its #diversity, not #individualistic and #selfish.

This was very much brought home to me this week while attempting to be a #virtualattendee
@anarchy2023
with little opportunity for #digitalcollaboration except via the same old #trologram shite & badly moderated feeds at best!

"Honestly, I do not believe we can change anything, anywhere or at anytime ever...if we continue to be so damn #tribal, #factional & #individualistic."

Time to stop this non-collectivist BS & apply some #directpositiveaction instead!

#AnarchyWithoutTheNostalgia
@tqt

Hunter-gatherer, #DemandSharing societies, in which there is no reason to hoard more than one currently needs, are highly #individualistic as well as #egalitarian.

From:
Work: A Deep History, from the Stone Age to the Age of Robots by James Suzman

“Social #fitness …is the key to #mentalhealth, physical health & #longevity. Developing skills that enable one to cultivate & maintain #positive connections to other people is at least as important as proper #nutrition, physical #exercise 🏃🏻‍♀️ adequate #sleep 😴 & the avoidance of harmful habits such as smoking. Yet it is easy to take these #relationships for granted in today’s #individualistic & #hypercompetitive societies.”

“The Good Life” book review #WSJ #RobertWaldinger MD & #MarcSchulz PhD