Contemporary World Individualism

contemporary world individualism is becoming the norm of today... It is not something new it has existed for more than a century a century. This is why I will agree with the thesis, “There is a tendency in much contemporary thought to assume that men basically find fulfilment in the satisfaction of their own individual interests. From this perspective human communities such as families, villages, religious organizations, business firms, or trade unions, are seen as sources of restrictions and limitations on the autonomy of individuals (on their freedom from). In other words, there is a tendency to oppose individual and community and to see community basically as a threat to the fulfilment of the individual. This results in an inclination to

In as much as technology has made life easy, it has also contributed to loosening the bond in communities down to the last unit which is the family. Social media, one of its inventions, has made it possible for one to chat no matter where he is. For example, in the family, Titi can be in her room and rather than have a face to face interaction with her brother who is in the next room, they chat via whatsapp. The same occurs in friendship. The bond is gradually loosened because of the absence of that face to face relation. Moreover, people don’t even bother socialising with other people anymore because they do not see any reason to so long they have their gadgets. They use their gadgets as a means to distance themselves from people. Technology keeps coming with different ways of satisfying various needs that an individual may no longer see any importance in socialising with people. I can buy anything online so what is the point of me going to the market or mall when I can get whatever I want just sitting in my

What do we define freedom as? Freedom is becoming subjective. People tend to have the wrong perception of freedom in as much as there is no specific definition of freedom. The focus is now on ‘freedom from’ rather than ‘freedom for’. Freedom does not mean the right to do anything you feel like to the detriment of others. On the contrary, freedom is a specified way of living for the others. Freedom on the other hand comes with responsibility. Since every action comes with its consequences, anyone who feels free to control his choices along one particular way rather than another must realize that he shares in the consequences for others which necessarily derive from his free choices. (Burke, 2007) This is why we have rules and regulations. For the individualist, self-sufficiency is the norm and goal of fulfilment. Self-sufficiency is being in the state of not requiring any outside aid, support or interaction for survival. They have the tendency to believe that they can do whatever they want with their lives without the interference the community. This is one of the reasons why we have women pushing for abortion. They feel it is their body and they have the right to choose what to do with their bodies. They believe that the community should not have a say on what they feel like doing. Individualist tend to isolate themselves from communities (the community should have no say over my life). I am myself, my neighbour