Hyper-Individualism, Overconsumption, & The Downfall of Society

In this video, we're exploring the rise of our hyper-individualist culture that is only concerned with personal desires and the personal pursuit of success while losing any sense of collective responsibility for taking care of each other and the natural environment. We also explore how "success" has become synonymous with material possessions - money, cars, clothes, etc.

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00:00 - intro
4:56 - the history of individualist philosophies & the shift towards hyper-individualism
8:44 - hyper-individualism has made way for consumerism
12:02 - billionaires shouldn't exist. multi-billion dollar corporations shouldn't exist.
18:57 - rampant overconsumption also shouldn't exist.
21:11 - returning to living in harmony with each other, returning to living simply

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Sources:
Possessive Individualism: A Crisis of Capitalism by Daniel Bromley

All About Love by bell hooks

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https://www.historycrunch.com/economi...

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles....

https://www.insidehighered.com/opinio....

https://www.theguardian.com/technolog....

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