Individualism is just the recognition that the individual is the smallest minority. The individual is the prime & indivisible unit.
Groups should only exist voluntarily, & to the degree that they serve all individuals involved.
We are social animals, trade & cooperation come naturally. When people have to be sacrificed or coerced to save or support a collective, then the collective should be dissolved.
Govt is an organization that does nothing but steal from people. If you are dependent on govt for work or a paycheck or benefits, then you are living off of resources stolen from other people.
Efforts to reduce the amount stolen from others, are efforts rooted in empathy for those who earn their way in life. It is extremely important for the people who are actually holding up society to be treated well. When people keep what they earn they have a greater ability to help those around them in sustainable ways.
It is important to help yourself so that you are not a burden on others & so that you can afford to help the people around you. Helping yourself via trade & production & cooperation is not greed. Those things are all voluntary & mutually beneficial. Greed is operating at the expense of others.
There is nothing more greedy than a person who wants everyone to have to actively or financially support specific ideas in specific way whether the people involved agree or not. It doesn't matter how kind or virtuous that idea appears to be on the surface.
#individualism #freedom #bitcoin
Jeff Swann
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