Journal Entry: 1-29-2012
Mavellonialists may choose to live as full-fledged hermits. They may want to live in perfect solitude away from worldly worries, distractions and interruptions. If that is their vocation, so be it.
However, most Mavellonialists desire and seek social interaction with family, peers, friends and neighbors. Being an advanced individualist need not be incompatible with social functioning. Indeed, some of it is essential for good mental health. So interacting helps her maintain perspective (escaping narcissistic and solipsistic tendencies).
Being alone to self-actualize most of the time is demanded of those seriously honing her craft. But isolation must not be exclusively the way she fills her days. Utter isolation is a poor substitute for spending needed time with others for the comfort and edification of all.
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