These group names are what we’ll run away from.
Individualism as a foundation and customized values.
A spectrum.
Discussion
I also believe a lot of people confuse individualism (which I subscribe to) with egoism (which I don't). Classical liberalism is an individualist philosophy, in that it emphasizes the importance of individual rights as the basis for organizing society.
The idea that states and governments are unreconcilable with individual rights, which is argued by anarcho-capitalists, is a bizarre post-war / anti-communist reactionary philosophy that is egoist at its core.
I like the spectrum model because we get to choose.
Everyone gets to choose, customize more aspects of their life.
As of now it’s hard to customize features of life.
Why is that?
I have a take
Some people are going to lead and some people are going to follow, as has always been the case. Mimetic desire won’t disappear.
The failure of modern liberal society boils down to the fiction that equality (in outcome) is a thing, much less a thing that should be desired. Self sovereign incentives do away with that fantasy.
It’s directional. Given enough time, states/governments erode individual freedom.
Name one state which evolved positively wrt individual freedom without revolution.
No, USA is not one. It forked off because of a 3% tax and reinstated all of the same and much much worse in the time since.