thecel
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Value doesn’t come from within.
The value of a product in an economic market comes from the price at which people are willing to buy it. Nothing more. Nothing has intrinsic value.
If other people are willing to buy a bar of gold from you for $1,000 yet you believe the gold bar is worth $10,000, you’re simply wrong. You can’t argue with the objective value of the item.
Of course you can’t really slap prices on people’s worths, but the principle that value is determined extrinsically applies to people. Your value isn’t up to you to decide. Your opinion of yourself doesn’t matter; only other people’s opinions of you matter.
Self-worth is a giant cope.
If you’re a rational thinker, your self-worth should match your actual worth. If you’re low-value in society, your self-worth should be low. High self-worth without extrinsic worth is delusion.
The value of a product in an economic market comes from the price at which people are willing to buy it. Nothing more. Nothing has intrinsic value.
If other people are willing to buy a bar of gold from you for $1,000 yet you believe the gold bar is worth $10,000, you’re simply wrong. You can’t argue with the objective value of the item.
Of course you can’t really slap prices on people’s worths, but the principle that value is determined extrinsically applies to people. Your value isn’t up to you to decide. Your opinion of yourself doesn’t matter; only other people’s opinions of you matter.
- You think you’re attractive, but other people think you’re ugly? The truth is you’re ugly.
- You think you’re suave, but other people think you’re awkward? The truth is you’re awkward.
- You think you’re smart, but other people think you’re stupid? The truth is you’re stupid.
- You think you’re wise, but other people think you’re naive? The truth is you’re naive.
- You think you’re a good person, but other people think you’re a bad person? The truth is you’re a bad person.
Self-worth is a giant cope.
If you’re a rational thinker, your self-worth should match your actual worth. If you’re low-value in society, your self-worth should be low. High self-worth without extrinsic worth is delusion.