In a capitalist world, it can be hard to remember this. But despite what you are pressured to think, your value as a person does not come through what material value you create for others.

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    1 year ago

    I’m not sure the phrase “value as a human being” even has meaning.

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      1 year ago

      I’m sorry if you don’t feel that human lives have inherent value.

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        1 year ago

        How pithy. What is the unit of measurement for the value of a human? Whatever the unit is, every human is worth exactly 1.0 of them. It’s just not a meaningful concept outside of capitalism. It’s a confused way of talking and thinking about human relationships.