The Two Golden Rules of Individualism

In a world drowning in collective demands, endless rules, and moral busybodies, simplicity is revolutionary.
We stand on two timeless principles that protect the sovereign individual from coercion, guilt-tripping, and institutional overreach.
These are not suggestions. They are the operating system of a free life.

First Golden Rule: “Live and let live.”
This is the rule of peaceful coexistence.
It declares that your life belongs to you — not to the tribe, the government, the majority, or the loudest voices on social media.

You have the right to pursue your own happiness, speak your own mind, and chart your own course, so long as you do not initiate force against another.
In return, others must grant you the same space.

“Live and let Live” is the antidote to every busybody, every central planner, and every ideology that demands your conformity.
It draws a clear line: your body, your mind, your property, your choices — hands off.

Second Golden Rule: “Do not do to others what you would not want done to you.”
This is the rule of moral reciprocity and self-restraint.
It is negative in form, which makes it far stronger and clearer than its positive cousin.
It does not command you to sacrifice for others. It simply forbids aggression, theft, fraud, and violation of rights.

If you do not want your speech censored, do not support the censorship of others.
If you do not want your property seized, do not cheer when others’ property is taken.
If you do not want your conscience violated, do not demand that others bend to your beliefs.

This rule protects the individual by making every person their own first line of moral defense.
It demands consistency. It exposes hypocrisy instantly.
And it needs no army of enforcers, only honest self-reflection.

Why These Two Rules Matter Today
Collectivism tells you the group comes first.
Statism tells you the government knows best.
Modern culture tells you your feelings justify controlling others.

The Two Golden Rules cut through all of it.
They restore power where it belongs: with the individual.
They require no complex legislation, no diversity officers, and no re-education camps.
They demand only personal responsibility and intellectual honesty.

Together they form the foundation of constitutional individualism:

• Self-preservation without apology
• Liberty without permission
• Peace without surrender

At https://myself.net, we reject the notion that the individual must bow to the collective.
We defend the natural rights of man against every form of institutionalized coercion.

Live and let Live. Do not do to others what you would not want done to you.

These are not polite suggestions for a harmonious society.
They are the iron rules of a free one.

The Individual Comes First. Always has. Always will.