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Values are sort of like the natural numbers. The other stuff in culture - that is subconscious, is related to dominance/status/ability to set priority is like t
by ArkyBeagle 10y ago
Values are sort of like the natural numbers. The other stuff in culture - that is subconscious, is related to dominance/status/ability to set priority is like the real numbers.
There's an overwhelming disparity in quantity.
and I don't believe people can introspect sufficiently to TRULY discover their values. But part of the problem is how they're presented in certain media - as if they were just things people choose to adopt. "I value family" is code for all sort of odious behavior. "I value fairness" alike ( trying to be.. balanced/bipartisan there ).
In truth, they're working abstractions, but when people start giving them an operating place in the construction of governance, it can be a real problem.
As goes the koan - "I cannot understand myself."
- muratk 10y ago> when people start giving them an operating place in the construction of governance, it can be a real problem What do you mean by this? If you use them as guidelines for establishing processes and encouraging/discouraging behavior?
- ArkyBeagle 10y agoIt's just difficult, and making the wrong mistake can create problems. Suppose we say transparency is a value. Well, it's extremely easy to have too much transparency. Suppose it is collaboration. Then you can easily run into costly processes that serve no purpose in value. I've seen "values competitions" before in organizations, where an escalation of commitment to them sort of generates a positive feedback loop.