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Which is your visión of society?

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Islands with no communication among them
Islands connected by bridges
Islandés merging and forming a continent
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They say we live in individualistic times. Is it really true?
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JustNik · 51-55, F
Well, I think there is more focus on the individual now, more talk about it and such. Kind of like a constant pep talk of loving oneself for one's own uniqueness. I'm not sure why though as there are limits still to how much "uniqueness" is acceptable and most people just seem to gravitate toward a label and be unique the way that label says you should be unique. The underbelly of this is the interconnectedness provided by the internet so those who would otherwise have a hard time finding likeminded individuals can find others who think like they think and they can all pursue those interests without anyone in their physical life being any wiser. A good many lead a sort of double life that way I think. It seems to me humans have always been islands bridged to other islands. Even most introverts need connection of some sort. The difference is just what gets talked about. In my father's generation, the islands were never mentioned. It was the whole that was focused on. You did your work to contribute to the whole and put a fence up around your island. I suppose it was the well-meaning reformers who changed that when they realized sometimes bad stuff happened behind those fences. I think most changes occur that way. I guess I see society as whatever picture happens to be at the end of a telescope. I don't know that people really change so much as we try to fit into the current picture, of which there always seem to be good points and bad. I suppose I simplify such things though.