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Are some people just less valuable than others? (lemmy.today)
submitted 3 weeks ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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I don't mean Average person vs war hero or serial killer, I mean average vs average person.

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[–] 3 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

What to you think "valuable" means?

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    In general, people think one person deserves less than another. Like, you don't belong in this high place, you belong in the slums type of thing. Or one person being a priority in medicine over another.

    I feel that a lot of people think this way, even if I generaly don't. I like, have special respect for teachers, Doctors, people who save lives, but I really actually love being around (trustworthy) people who believe themselves "losers". I love raising their egos.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Ok, but don't doesn't context matter? Not only is valuable meaningless without a "to whom", it is meaningless without a "for what"? A doctor I might love being around might not be my choice for who is going to operate on me. The Dr I want operating on me, I might find unbearable to be around. As far as who deserves to be in a slum or to live in as palace, "deserve's got nothing to do with it."

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  • [–] [S] 0 points 2 weeks ago

    Fairly sure it's moral context, and to society in general. Like, you know, between one or another average person (not serious offenses or feats). Like is the guy who was a drunkard lesser? Like a stain on their soul.

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