sneed (not chuck)
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One of the few philosophical contributions from Africa is the concept of Ubuntu. As you'd expect, it is bullshit. In short, Ubuntu means "I am a person through other people". In essence, as Wikipedia summarizes: "While the nuances of these values and practices vary across different ethnic groups, they all point to one thing – an authentic individual human being is part of a larger and more significant relational, communal, societal, environmental and spiritual world".
There have been similar ideas presented in Western schools of thought. For example, the quote "no man is an island" conveys a similar view. But this is all bullshit. The modern world has pushed atomization to the point where damn right you can live solely for yourself by yourself. I am not concerned about what my neighbor is doing, nor do I wish to know. Their development, happiness, and sadness do not affect me in the slightest. This is the society modernity created. You destroyed the nuclear family and made us live as isolated units and goddam I will live as one with no consideration from others. Nothing about this has any effect on my humanity.
There have been similar ideas presented in Western schools of thought. For example, the quote "no man is an island" conveys a similar view. But this is all bullshit. The modern world has pushed atomization to the point where damn right you can live solely for yourself by yourself. I am not concerned about what my neighbor is doing, nor do I wish to know. Their development, happiness, and sadness do not affect me in the slightest. This is the society modernity created. You destroyed the nuclear family and made us live as isolated units and goddam I will live as one with no consideration from others. Nothing about this has any effect on my humanity.