Comments on: Individualism cannot lead to political change https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/individualism-cannot-lead-political-change/2016/12/16 Researching, documenting and promoting peer to peer practices Sat, 17 Dec 2016 11:41:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.15 By: marius presterud https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/individualism-cannot-lead-political-change/2016/12/16/comment-page-1#comment-1578137 Sat, 17 Dec 2016 11:41:50 +0000 https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/?p=62181#comment-1578137 I did a short article and a performance piece on this topic, not long ago.

It revolves around the idea of the mineable individual – that we have this inner, unlocked potential to turn to. In its pure form it is a critique worthy internalization. It leads to neglect of the lifelong relational aspect of human development. It leads to an idealization of the potential of the individual and an underestimating of the resistance in the system. Individualizing that which might be contextual, is a deeply moralizing discourse.

What ontological or ideological purpose does this inward-looking and searching serve?

https://journals.aau.dk/index.php/JOS/article/view/1458

]]> By: Franz Nahrada https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/individualism-cannot-lead-political-change/2016/12/16/comment-page-1#comment-1578136 Sat, 17 Dec 2016 10:44:01 +0000 https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/?p=62181#comment-1578136 Fantastic observations. I once had a book title in mind called “Slaves of Freedom”. Sorry I never wrote this book, but its overdue. Alas, the next stage of tricky techniques of dominance has already appeared and seems to be superseding self-expression. The new kid on the block is called “empathy”. So actually this means two books. Did not find yet a title for the second.

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