The collective is the dominant force in our tangible and virtual lives [see photo].
Group think is the glue that holds "the collective" together. If you think as he, she, they, and them do you are a welcome to join the collective who rule the Internet today. Once you join the collective you will promote the group [your community] above and beyond any and all individuals. By definition an individual can not be a group and so these entities must be opposed. The danger to group is that individuals can think for themselves, they can define their own needs, they can live a good and happy life beyond the rules that control the thoughts, habits, and beliefs of those who form the collective.
I bet you and your friends are an integral part of "the collective" that rules both your tangible and virtual lives. I do not expect you to denounce your current modes of thinking, habits, and beliefs; but, as a minimalist I must say I likely do not accept most of what you think, say, or do. For example many see Zelensky as a war hero but I reject the "group think" which asserts that notion as a clear-and-obvious truth. In fact... The war in Ukraine war is a real-and-present threat to every individual on our planet. This is happening because all the "virtue signalling" [including here in Prague] supports Zelensky as a hero and decries Putin as a demon. For the collective there must be a hero [one of us] and a villain [one of them].
Richard.
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