Nehaveigur

We’re far from having imagined all the different ways in which society may evolve. One recurring complaint about America is its atomization. Have we taken individualism too far? There seems to be a pervasive yearning for a return to stronger communities. Scott Alexander on Astral Codex Ten asks why so few are acting on this, joining or starting their own tightly knit communities. What’s preventing this? It’s not politics. As Francis Fukuyama eloquently says:

Liberalism is not intrinsically opposed to community; indeed, there is a version of liberalism that encourages the flourishing of strong community and human virtue.

The curated comments on Alexander’s post are as informative as the original post.