So I have, yes, and it does not require a lack of differences between individuals. Each still has their own particular ideas and talents, but applies them to best support the whole-- nothing is kept to a single person alone, shared among all instead.
[there's a subtle shift in his tone, not so harsh.]
They place the good of all above all else, and in this way each is content.
[always too concerned with individuality, with their own wants.]
All are, individually, important parts of the whole. If one is troubled, they would not ignore it nor be ignored by others-- they do not matter less, for society would cease to function if enough individuals did. Yet there is no dissatisfaction with the arrangement, for those within such a society have the foresight to see what will come of all contributing to the greater good, rather than losing sight of the eventual results of their work and becoming disillusioned.
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[there's a subtle shift in his tone, not so harsh.]
They place the good of all above all else, and in this way each is content.
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I don't think those kinds of values would go over well in America. Definitely not in New York.
It sounds nice, in theory. A little like ants, or bees. But if you put the good of everyone over everything else, how will you ever value yourself?
[He doesn't sound judgmental, just conversational.]
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[always too concerned with individuality, with their own wants.]
All are, individually, important parts of the whole. If one is troubled, they would not ignore it nor be ignored by others-- they do not matter less, for society would cease to function if enough individuals did. Yet there is no dissatisfaction with the arrangement, for those within such a society have the foresight to see what will come of all contributing to the greater good, rather than losing sight of the eventual results of their work and becoming disillusioned.
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A hovering harmony has been broken, and we're now losing pieces of ourselves because of it?
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[those theories are a work in progress.]