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It seems like there might be happy medium between the idea that your accomplishments are insignificant and the idea that you're a Ayn Rand action figure. Maybe
by wwweston 7y ago
It seems like there might be happy medium between the idea that your accomplishments are insignificant and the idea that you're a Ayn Rand action figure.
Maybe most citizens of 1st world nation states are beneficiaries of an incredible network of mutual support we call society and stand on the shoulders of many who came before... and yet deserve some recognition and reward for individual effort.
- AstralStorm 7y agoA lot of our "accomplishments" are indeed meaningless even when averaged into a society. A few are important, such as healthcare. The ultimate drivers are politics and high technology (research) to which the common person has no access. (Even academia is limited.) The top half percent does. Being recognized for being average sounds like a participation award or paraolympics. It's insulting to those who are not and are pushing state of the art. Let's face it, the worth of an average life is low because it is really readily replaceable and not in short supply. Some number of average folk is necessary to run economy that the actually important few can push everyone forward - which they sadly lately do not do often, instead exploiting their privileged position. Instead of building laboratories and schools we build factories to produce literal garbage and waste the environment... Shops to sell the aforementioned garbage so that someone can profit. Create circular service jobs so that more people can afford services, and especially get rich off it, not create opportunities for advancement and betterment. Etc. Selfishness is everywhere.