An under-considered approach to radical individualism creates the impression that doing anything—large or small—without assistance is a kind of victory.
There are cases where such stories merit real attention and celebration, where a single person refuses to give up and their persistence rallies the world around them to meaningful change.
At the political level, however, the bias toward non-cooperation operates as a lack of consideration for the basic humanity, and so rights and dignity, of others.
Successful ventures, including communities and whole republics, cannot work this way. Political atomization breaks trust and undermines coherent problem-solving.
Big challenges require transformational solutions, and that means cooperation is a core mandate.
Getting the team together, and cooperating in a way that works, is already a success, on the road to more.
