Tag: individualism

On being anti-social
I like being anti-social. Those who are pro-social tend not to be able to comprehend this, but I like my independence from the herd, and even my opposition to it. This is not something to be fixed. Any notion of anarchism that does not leave room for someone like me is oppressive. You can't do comrade conversion therapy on me to "fix" my dislike of you people.
The left has prigs too
Im very tired, but I think its finally time to talk about this. So excuse the awkward prose, and focus on the ideas. Ive spent a lot of time in leftist circles, via social media (up until a year ago, when I quit cold turkey after a particularly unpleasant couple weeks) and in person. Ive begun seeing a pattern in the thoughts and actions of leftists that sincerely and deeply disturbs me. Its not just in other leftists, either, but in myself as well, that I see this pattern of actions and thought...
Why I hate misandry in feminist spaces
Whenever I see jokes or meta-ironic statements made about how men are all evil, or inferior, or should be castrated, or killed, or how theyre all dangerous, or predators, or abusers, or disposable; or even if I see more subtle or toned-down versions of the same mentality, I react very negatively. You might ask why -- after all, Im a trans woman. Those thoughts arent directed at me! First, the fact that something isnt directed at me shouldnt mean I cant speak up against something I think is wrong...
Communities do exist, and they're evil
The classic vulgar individualist quote is that communities dont exist, only groups of individuals. This is false. Communities may not exist as specific located physical entities, but they do exist ontologically, as higher-order meta entities composed of the emergent behaviors, desires, and powers that arise out of the interaction of their component individuals, and perpetuated through time by inherent self-cohesion and self-preservation properties, like gliders in Conways Game of LIfe. The behav...
On schooling, public and at home
I find it very strange that so many so-called anarchists seem to have an intense bigotry against homeschooling, and a strong belief in the superiority and benefit of public schooling. It seems inherently self-contradictory for those who should be fundamentally opposed to centralization, state control, and bureaucracy to embrace public schooling. It seems even more contradictory for those who should reject the regimentation of anyones lives, the production of people as if by a factory, the struct...