• SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    That’s normal. Every culture goes through the usual arc:

    • One for all and all for one.

    • What’s in it for me

    • Fk you I got mine

    • KO

    It goes from a lot of solidarity as the culture just broke free of the previous ruler. Over time sentiments change and become more individualistic until the entire thing becomes very top heavy. Eventually some external force (economy, war, climate and usually a combination of those) topples the whole thing over. Some parts break away and start the process over again.

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      10 months ago

      I don’t know, I think a lot of modern life things have broken the capacity/effectiveness for solidarity in a lot of ways. Infrastructure, cost-of-living, surveillance state/police brutality, corporate money/efforts, underhanded politics etc. The worst part is that wins were made in the past but were undone systemically… and without fixing the broken political system first (if that even happens), some things won’t change for generations.

      At least that’s how I feel as a broke shut-in in semi-rural USA… I’m just stuck.

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        10 months ago

        lot of modern life things have broken the capacity/effectiveness for solidarity

        It’s not just modern life. It’s a recurring theme throughout history where nobility, priests, kings or chieftains got a bit too greedy to refused to pay for upkeep and don’t want to change the system until the system fell apart. It’s the same for politicians and businesses.

        some things won’t change for generations.

        Like it’s said: “Gradually, then suddenly.” China invading Taiwan can be such a trigger for things to go suddenly but nobody can predict how things will go.