Its weird that i hear so called individuals

Aren't people who see themselves as individuals supposed to feel it is their nature to be selfish? Why wouldn't individualism exist in a world of selfish individuals? I am having trouble understanding why it is weird to you? No one else responding to your post makes sense either.

There is a middle ground, called "enlightened self interest". Here you work as part of a community for the long term benefit of all. This is expressed at its basis with lifeboat rules of Women and children first and extends with the idea of mutual support in times of need, so everyone gets by, or by the group coming together for a project like a barn raising. A savings and loan is another common idea. Everyone ends up witj more and more people thrive this way. Its a part of what got humans to the top of the food chain..😷

No, collectivism wouldn't exist because nobody could be trusted and the whole system would fail.

It's a political ideology that seems invisible sometimes. It's neo liberalism.
We need to move in the opposite direction.