Reflection+on+Individualism+in+America

At the beginning of this year, I praised America for being the place everyone could be an individual. In America, we are free to dress the way we would like, have our own political beliefs, listen to our own music, and thousands of other statements that make us unique. Although, I am very thankful for the liberties we have as Americans, I often find myself worrying about what this means for the future. When people become individuals, they have the tendency to forget about their surroundings and only matters that personally effect them. A sort of trivialization starts to occur where people no longer feel the need to have to collaborate within a community. This is where ignorance starts to develop, and is where people use their individuality for purposes that have no value. For example people might use their freedoms to worry about what kind of TV they might want to purchase of what kind of car they want. Yes Americans are able to use their individualism in whichever way they like, but if they do society will never be able to change for the better.