Half-formed thought, interested in feedback. The main debate of our current times is individualism vs collectivism. We see it in _many_ aspects of modern life and politics. Two obvious ones:

Bitcoin vs fiat: people holding Bitcoin believe that we have a right for the purchasing power of our money to go up, not down, over time. It's a selfish (in the good way) approach. Fiat, by contrast, is about giving power of money printing to the central collective to take care of everyone. It's altruistic (in the worst way possible).

Gun control: those wanting to hold guns want the ability to protect themselves, end of story. Those wanting gun control look at the (IMO totally made up) risks of widespread gun ownership and say that, even though an individual may be able to protect himself through personal gun ownership, society as a whole will be better if we all disarm.

Does this paradigm work, and does it extend to other political and other disagreements out there today?