Do words like 'conmunity', 'family', 'team', 'clan', 'society' 'country' etc still mean anything anymore, or are we devolving into individualistic people looking out for no 1?

[jeebaichow@lemmy.world]

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[schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de]

I'm pretty sure "conmunity" does indeed not mean anything and never has.

[finitebanjo@lemmy.world]

Family has some meaning, but generally everyone has always looked out for number one. Society exists in spite of human nature, not because of it.

You have a moral, ethical, and economic incentive to build a strong, close, tolerant, and inclusive community but not everyone is rational enough to realise they have more to gain long run by sharing and caring than grabbing everything that isn't secured and running.

[dacotaco@lemmy.world]

I dont agree here. Community has meant something and still does. Im in several communities and would do a lot for a lot of people in said communities.

Hell, if you start looking at asia communities tends to have even more meaning...

EDIT: derp, didnt see the n in there lawl

[kennystillalive@feddit.org]

Yes, they do. That's why so many people are struggling mentally in the "most developed countries". The capitalistic society, centering around "me", we build up in the west is contradictory to the human herd mentality.

[happyskullsplitter@lemmy.world]

Considering just how far we've fallen, calling someone a boy scout is a pejorative followed closely by "were you raped?" with the assumption that every boy scout gets raped

Scouts are old school, we can see how little society wants people like scouts by the ideals scouts are taught

Scout Law:

• Trustworthy
• Loyal
• Helpful
• Friendly
• Courteous
• Kind
• Obedient
• Cheerful
• Thrifty
• Brave
• Clean
• Reverent

Scout Oath:

On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.

Scout motto:

Be Prepared

Scout slogan:

Do a good turn daily

Society does not reward people who adhere to these ideals anymore. In fact, they are actively ostracized

[witchfire@lemmy.world]

I'm going to heavily disagree. Community is the only thing we have now. it's the giant mesh of friends and connections that is stronger than any single node. But you only get out of it what you put into it.

I'm currently a week away from leaving the US, and the loss of my community is one of the biggest things I've been mourning. That said, my community has also been absolutely instrumental in helping me through this.

Edit: I missed the typo in OP's