Sometimes

[sathor]

If all men are valued equally, why would I then take more than any other?

If all men are not valued equally, then how would we measure the value of a man?

And more importantly are any value judgments justifiable or verifiable in any fashion?

Does success in an imperfect system indicate a higher value?

Comments

[minxyminou.livejournal.com]

Reading suggestion: Status Anxiety - By Alain De Botton

[sathor.livejournal.com]

Hmm, I'll have to check it out. Although I'm a little put off by the youtube series I found called Status Anxiety (I think it's by the same guy.)

I see his point about past and present differences, and democratic versus aristocratic societies, but the amount of economic disparity hasn't changed much...there's just been an increase across the board...what you end up with is people like...who was it, nixon? That said no one should complain because we're all going up. Some go up more than others.

For me...I think it has more to do with my own insecurities about myself and not really being certain whether or not I have what it takes to achieve my dreams. I want to achieve them, more than anything.