But isn't this the point of things like "kin selection" and "eusociality"? Hell, even *cats* share food and negotiate territory. Is there, in actuality, anything that's "truly individualistic"?
On 11/14/18 11:49 AM, Marcus Daniels wrote: > "Coming out" or asserting an individual to group relationship implies that > some group expectations on individuals are appropriate and that individuals > or sub-groups must negotiate a boundary with a majority. Otherwise, people > would just do whatever they wanted and not even think to mention it. A > truly individualistic society would aim to eliminate all group expectations, > not just one special case at a time. No, you can have cyan hair and a > same-sex partner of another race, but you can't share secrets with the > competitors or wear cutoffs & a t-shirt to an important customer meeting. > There's a short list of the Whatever-Ing options an adult really has. -- ☣ uǝlƃ ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com archives back to 2003: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
