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Your value is not determined by your productivity. (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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In a capitalist world, it can be hard to remember this. But despite what you are pressured to think, your value as a person does not come through what material value you create for others.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just FYI, I agree that materialist value is not the only value to look for in other people, but “The value is not measured by metrics” doesn’t make sense because metrics are by definition measured.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'm saying it isn't measured quantitatively.