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.
In those cases, the resilient campaigner rarely celebrates their own individual achievement. The most celebrated individuals are often those that have relied almost entirely on large structures, including corporations with thousands of employees, to accumulate wealth or influence.
At the political level, the bias toward non-cooperation operates as a lack of consideration for the basic humanity, and so rights and dignity, of others.
Successful free societies cannot work without honest respect for the humanity of others. 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.
