American Checklist

The Benefits Of Individualism In America - Episode 15

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While collectivism seems to be on the rise in the United States, it's part of the cyclical flow that's always been present. In this episode, Dan Sullivan, Mark Young, and guest Perry Marshall talk about the different ways of looking at what's happening with technology and the benefits of using your freedom of individualism. Two ideas: America has been described as a tension between two powerful ideas: equality and individualism.  Equally unequal: In America, there's equal opportunity to make yourself as unequal as you like.  Pendulum swings: Excessive individualism is unhealthy, and excessive collectivism is unhealthy, but it's inevitable that the pendulum swings back and forth from one to the other.  Always cyclical: Society can never get to where it's trying to go in a straight line; there will always be a cyclical nature to it. Coming and going: Some people are afraid of the jobs that driverless cars and trucks will make obsolete, but they might not be thinking about the industries and activities that will