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Autonomy, Privacy, Tragedy

individualism's dark trifecta?

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James F. Richardson
Apr 13, 2024
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L: 2016 Yanomami village, survival international; R: American suburban settlement

America lets its citizens walk inadvertently into any number of life traps, all alone in a way that would mystify the elders of a pre-1940 world and utterly confuse members of nonliterate tribes. Careers are chosen without access to relevant information. Workplaces selected where leaders abdicate responsibility. College binge drinking goes socially unc…

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