Hmm... When the need for social change is conflicting with one's 'identity as an individual' it is maybe time to think about aquiring a 'social identity' able to resist a fantasized consumerist propaganda war which has the whole power of telco/oil/food industries and the marketing technology (FB/Twitter, internet) as its natural allys
In the end the individualistic approach had to fail and (see Mao et.al.) the will of the people will prevail The choice is not to wait for the 'free market' to react in a kind of stupid laisser faire politics, characterizing traditional totalitarian approaches, but to steer the market to deliver where and what is needed without being driven by promissed future profits "Building a social identity will be of help in regaining lost collective powers" Andreas Maria Jacobs w: http://www.nictoglobe.com w: http://burgerwaanzin.nl On 12 Feb 2011, at 14:56, Rob Myers <[email protected]> wrote: > On 12/02/11 13:05, marc garrett wrote: >> >> The narcissism and complicit experience of denial that comes about >> through individualism, > > "Yes, we are all individuals." > > I'm very wary of conflating individualism with consumerism. > Individuals > could use technology to organize as citizens or community members. > Instead the technology is being used to impose a moral fantasy of them > as a market. > > - Rob. > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
