Indeed, many of the corporate titans who dominate the American imagination live by an ideology of individualism that barely masks selfishness and an … - Robert D. Putnam

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Indeed, many of the corporate titans who dominate the American imagination live by an ideology of individualism that barely masks selfishness and an air of superiority. A philosophy of supreme self-reliance is common, and the pursuit of unfettered self-interest is considered a laudable ethic to live by.