I, We, Benefit

On the assumption that it is a static entity, an I remains unaffected by involvement in a We, and, hence, does not personally benefit from it.  In contrast, on the premise that an I progressively accumulates, every experience is an occasion of growth.  Hence, its involvement in a We is enriching, and, thus, is personally beneficial.  Now, both hostility towards interpersonal association, and the traditional promotion of it, e. g. Kant's doctrine, tend to presuppose a static concept of I.  In contrast, given the progressive concept, personal benefit and collective benefit are neither antithetical nor paradoxically conjoined.