Difference between revisions of "Danton's politics"
From Danton's Real Life Userguide
(→The liberation of the individual) |
(→The liberation of the individual) |
||
| Line 20: | Line 20: | ||
==The liberation of the individual== | ==The liberation of the individual== | ||
| − | After the small group, we reach the individual. Traditional social movements have focused on collective welfare, to the point of asking individuals to sacrifice themselves for the group. | + | After the small group, we reach the individual. Traditional social movements have focused on collective welfare, to the point of asking individuals to sacrifice themselves for the group. But as Max Stirner put it: "What is not supposed to be my concern! ... Only my cause is never to be my concern." But if individuals are of value in and for themselves, we should help them to realize their individual goals. |
Thus I see the promotion of [[convivial tools]] as a political issue. Convivial tools are designed to help the users to act with independent efficiency, making them less dependent on specialists, and more empowered to realize their own goals. Just as we can help the smaller group to gain autonomy within society by fostering workers coops, so we can help the individual to improve their position within the group by promoting individual autonomy. The strengthening of all individuals within the group makes them more equal in power, thereby reducing the weight of elitism and facilitating an [[inclusion culture]]. | Thus I see the promotion of [[convivial tools]] as a political issue. Convivial tools are designed to help the users to act with independent efficiency, making them less dependent on specialists, and more empowered to realize their own goals. Just as we can help the smaller group to gain autonomy within society by fostering workers coops, so we can help the individual to improve their position within the group by promoting individual autonomy. The strengthening of all individuals within the group makes them more equal in power, thereby reducing the weight of elitism and facilitating an [[inclusion culture]]. | ||
