Elevating the individual reduces societal suffering.

Evidence

The answer was this: through the elevation and development of the individual, and through the willingness of everyone to shoulder the burden of Being and to take the heroic path. … It’s asking for everything. But the alternative—the horror of authoritarian belief, the chaos of the collapsed state, the tragic catastrophe of the unbridled natural world, the existential angst and weakness of the purposeless individual—is clearly worse. — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos, 88

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos, 88
• XREF: connects to: Humility and self-awareness can prevent societal oppression. — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos, 601; Individuals can take practical steps now to improve their condition; Recognizing one’s potential for evil can lead to greater self-respect and resistance to oppression. — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos, 168 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Humility and self-awareness can prevent societal oppression. #expands (0.70) — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos, 601
• Recognizing one’s potential for evil can lead to greater self-respect and resistance to oppression. #expands (0.65) — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos, 168
• Individuals can take practical steps now to improve their condition #expands (0.60)
• Curing the colonial neurosis requires changing both individual and society #expands (0.35)