It’s because you believe in bullshit jingoism such as a “cult of individualism”. People experience reality through the sensory perceptions of one individual. They’ve learned to stop trusting non-people corporations and entities. Gradually, they’ve been fighting that ignorance.
Green.Banana, welcome to the Straight Dope Message Board.
We tend to frown upon resurrecting old threads without a really good reason, and this one is nearly eight years old. Further, the person you’re responding to hasn’t been around in six years. If you’re interested in discussing this topic, we’d encourage you to start your own thread after reviewing the guidelines for posting.
I’m going to close this thread.