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The Pros and Cons of America’s (Extreme) Individualism (Ep. 470 Replay)

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The Power of the Millions Versus the Individual

In an individualistic society, person is like an atom in a gas it can freely float about. The best thing you can become is yourself. You might want to change, but if you get ostracized, it's very difficult to persist. Some of the highest and lowest countries ain this dimension. America ranks 91 out of a hundred on the hoff status scale of individualism.

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