I want to make a shit post but this is something I battle with at my core.
And unfortunately it’s been reinforced by those around me.
So I would like any suggestions if there are any
Change who’s around you.
Plan B, try to change how you let them affect you. Easier said than done, but very effective when pulled off.
The perspective shift is this: if they bully you, tease you, put you down, and you get angry and sad, notice that you let them decide your feelings. Instead, view what they say, as something that says more about them than it does you.
Source: I struggled with bullying. I’m still considered odd, but that I’m OK with that.
i mean, your monetary worth will quite literally fluctuate, your social worth will also do that as well, same for most other worths.
I think that’s pretty depressing, actually. I mean, if I’m going to be “worth” just as much no matter what I do, why bother doing anything at all?
worth in the sense of “i am a human being who is alive and conscious” yeah, but outside of that, no, go get em tiger, climb the leaderboards.
Maybe motivation for an action shouldn’t be with how more/less worthy it makes you, but rather how it adds to the world and improves/worsens the lives of others.
That being said, the image is bullshit, cause if you become a pedo, you are now less worthy, and that’s putting it very lightly.
Imho an even better idea : abolish the whole concept of self worth. It can’t be negative if it doesn’t exist. Being is enough, it’s what matters the most. Having to “be worth” on top of that, in the eye of others or even oneself ? No thanks.
I know what I’m saying is not very different from the OP, but I care about the nuance.
This message was made by the “my psychiatrist is on holidays” gang.
But I mean it.
But hell are those holidays long.
I wanted to disagree with you or come up with an example of when having self worth would be better than the concept not existing, but I can’t think of anything. Maybe I had too many shrooms on my last trip, but I get what you are saying.
Standard deduction>AGI for 6 years running, this meme don’t lie
My “net worth” certantly will not…
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Its good to be reminded about this. Thanks for your post!
Thanks I think I actually needed this reminder rn
I’ve got that sound bite stuck in my head where some dude rambles something like „you’ve got to get mad! Slam your fist on the table and scream I’m a human being goddamnit, my life has value!“ and it keeps me going.
Worth fluctuates. I’d say Michael Schumacher is worth a lot less than he used to be……
Worth fluctuates. I’d say Michael Schumacher is worth a lot less than he used to be……
Michael Schumacher is still valued by his family and friends, regardless of how society at large may view the earning potential someone who has suffered a TBI. His worth as a human is no less simply because he can’t increase the value of Ferrari or Omega or Marlboro anymore.
That’s sort of the point.
“Worth” in the humanist “all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights” sense, not in the capitalistic “if you aren’t rich or making the rich richer, then die” sense.
Born equal I agree with. Remain equal…. You’re saying a child rapist is worth as much as a brain surgeon?
Yes. The moment someone questions that they are no better than a fascist.
Some people may need to be detained to prevent harm to other people, but that should always come from a place of respect for everyone’s lives and wellbeing and not out of a desire for revenge or punishment.
Getting to the lighthouse is easier now.
Worthy of what?
Dignity. So “worth” in the humanist sense of the word, not in the transactional sense.
Use decaf, no alcohol and get enough sleep. It reduces those fluctuations a lot.
Very true about all three. Coffee makes you feel more tired, alcohol makes you more depressed and unclear, and no sleeps hurts everything.
Hot Take or something, but worth is not a constant.
You can be ain’t-shit and become great. And sadly, vice versa.
Take some accountability and strive to always be better.
TW if you fucked up today’s NYT connections.
If I ever meet the Connections Mentat that made, “Extra Virgin olive oil” a category I’m going to piss in their pants.
I was never getting blue or purple
