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Individualism vs Privacy - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between individualism and privacy

is that individualism is the tendency for a person to act without reference to others, particularly in matters of style, fashion or mode of thought while privacy is the state of being private; the state of not being seen by others.

individualism

English

(wikipedia individualism)

Noun

(-)
  • The tendency for a person to act without reference to others, particularly in matters of style, fashion or mode of thought.
  • The moral stance, political philosophy, or social outlook that promotes independence and self-reliance of individual people, while opposing the interference with each person's choices by society, the state, or any other group or institution.

    • Antonyms

    * collectivism * statism

    References

    * OED2 English words suffixed with -ism

    privacy

    English

    (wikipedia privacy)

    Noun

  • The state of being private; the state of not being seen by others.
  • :
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  • *:Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers,. Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either.

    • Related terms

    * antiprivacy * private

    See also

    * mind one's own business ----