Individual and Group
This Times of India Article gives an example of how individual and group psychology differ.
For the individual: I want to do what I want to do. I will do things that will please me. I dont care -- I am here to have fun.
For the group: I willl do things that are usually deemed good in the group. I am a part of the group.
Either ends are bad. The optimum doesnt exist. But most areas in the middle are tolerable.
Has America gone too far towards the individual?
This earlier post was more oriented towards the individual, but I think that that end is also a bad idea.