2006-10-05 16:22:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Absolutely not. That quote, wherever it arose, shows so little awareness of the impact society has on individuals. Why do 2-year-olds know about McDonald's? Why do 100,000,000+ people watch the US Superbowl each year? What communicates racism, sexism, love of certain musical styles?
Society and culture are almost more powerful than individuals. It takes a brave and confident person to swim upstream to change society. Most people fall short in one or both categories, and they are more shaped by society than contributing to its transformation.
2006-10-05 16:28:21 · answer #1 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, and it does not apply anywhere. Human beings are social beings and it is natural for us to form a society. If the world was run by individuals, there would be no law because each individual lives with his/her own code of conduct and there would be no family because you are only supposed to look after yourself.
I guess the quote was made to highlight the increase of individualism and it is true that some people do not care that much about people outside the social circle that they move in, but that does not mean that they would start doing whatever they like (e.g. driving recklessly) in public. In a way, this shows that they still feel enough tie with the society that they're in to respect the law, which is a social convention.
2006-10-05 17:01:33 · answer #2 · answered by yellowscissors 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It wasn't even true when it was said. If it was true, the person who said it would have been all alone at the time and it would have never been published or read by anyone else. Societies are made of individuals, but very few individuals live outside of a society.
2006-10-05 16:28:07 · answer #3 · answered by anyone 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats just a fact
2006-10-05 16:27:44 · answer #4 · answered by . 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋