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pmorici on April 15, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Obituary for a quiet life (2023)

Nicely written. I’m a bit confused about the part that seems to conflate individualism with fame or notoriety.

pictureofabear on April 15, 2024 [–]

He said, "flashy American individualism," so he was talking about a specific brand of individualism that covets fame and notoriety, not individualism in its broader meaning.

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