Analysis of 97k people across 66 countries tested 200+ societal factors and found that communitarian societies significantly outperforms the individualistic 'take care of your own happiness' approach (www.psypost.org)

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[-] UmbraVivi@hexbear.net 29 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Everyone would agree with this if you phrased it differently. "Do you think a community where everybody supports and looks out for each other is a happier community than one where everyone primarily pursues their own interests?" is something everyone would agree to, but once you use words such as "collectivism vs individualism" the brainworms come out.

[-] TreadOnMe@hexbear.net 24 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It is because the dichotomy of "collectivism v.s. individualism" is a false dichotomy that spins out of legitimate discussions of the origin of rights, as 'formalized' primarily by Ayn Rand, who is considered a legitimate philosopher in the West because we are completely trash at philosophy.