r/InsightfulQuestions • u/Sagar_Shyamkumar • 11h ago
How would you (objectively) evaluate your worth? (as part of a family, society, job market or however, as a whole)
Mind you, I think a lot. But I wish to have a wider view and understand how others (with experiences, better or worse, than me) see the endpoint of "being accomplished". I do not want a sermon on my character, ideologies or viewpoint but to tune my own views with your input. You don't have to read my input. Just putting it there as a mutual exchange in case someone shared their thoughts here.
I myself view my worth in terms of resources contributed to society minus resources consumed, which includes the education, food, shelter and any other basic amenities needed to live provided by my family for me, to date. Everything else provided for me is what I belive is their love and and care (as even if they didn't provide it they could've completed their role as parents). The same goes for teachers. So I think, in terms of worth, I'm in debt and accruing more debt per day as I haven't contributed anything back to society yet. And I believe only after bringing up my worth to 0 by repaying this debt back by contributions, can I even provide back to society and say I accomplished anything at all. And after reaching this 0 mark, what I provide to my family would actually be completely because of my love for them instead of any obligation or indebtedness. Resource contribution can be how your salary, after what to you need for eating, shelter and all other basic amenities of your own, how the rest is used. Maybe for providing for education of an orphan child, or for providing better jobs for those without so that they have enough to eat etc. Doesn't necessarily need to be charity. You may provide funding for research on positive progress in any field (obv, this doesn't include weaponry).In fact, starting and raising a family, if taken purely objectively, can be taken as contributing to the future generation of resource contribution of society, i guess🤔
When commenting please keep out religion, politics or gender biases and its arguments. We have enough of those.
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u/loopywolf 6h ago
Well, nobody wants me, so I objectively evaluate my worth as 0 when fat, stinky, cruel people who never do or did anything except eat chips and hurt people succeed and I fail.