Texas Proves We Live in a Culture of Toxic Individualism
There’s only one solution.
When she got home, there was no internet. Her ex-husband had canceled it while she was at work, but didn’t bother to tell her. Now her kids can’t attend school, and she can’t even run her side hustle.
She texted her husband, asking why.
“You need to learn how to support yourself,” he said. This coming from an under-employed man who decided six months ago he didn’t want to be a husband or father anymore. He’d left a note on the fridge. Now he lives with his mom, refusing to pay any amount of child support.
Of course, he has a new girlfriend.
Individualism Has Gone Toxic.
Western culture in general tends to place a lot of value on the idea of the free-thinking individual. Everyone should enjoy the freedom to do and say whatever they want. We’re all entitled to our opinion. It doesn’t sound bad all by itself, until you take that idea to its extreme.
We’ve done just that.
Individualism has gone completely toxic in America. We’ve seen it devolve from a somewhat coherent set of principles to an excuse for abandoning our most basic responsibilities, even opting out of society altogether. These days, it’s not that…