Delorean Philosophy20 Okt 2022

Social Weed-killer

'You do you' is the mantra of western society. The technical term is expressive individualism – the almost sacred right of every person to find out what aids their flourishing and to do that, even if it comes at the expense of other people.

It’s a project seemingly full of promise. Full of personal growth. And it’s built on the philosophical assumptions of the past couple of hundred years, in which communities – particularly family and faith communities – are viewed as restrictive and damaging to your flourishing as an individual.

But Steve McAlpine asks, what if the ideas or values we feed ourselves with, all designed to help us flourish and grow, are actually making us fade and wither? What if, in our search to figure out how best to move ourselves forward, we’re taking a huge step backwards? What if what we hoped would help us is actually as toxic to society as WEED-killer?

(And if you're looking for a secret word this week, WEED would be a good place to start ;) )

LINKS

To celebrate the launch of the newest podcast in the Undeceptions Network, ‘Delorean Philosophy with Stephen McAlpine’, we are giving away a LEGO Back to the Future Time Machine! There are also 5 copies of Steve’s book Being the Bad Guys to be won. Click here to enter!

You can also find much more from Steve over at his blog site, Stevemcalpine.com.

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