Well, if there's someone that is not as valuable as another, is people thinking like this.
Einstein contributions to science might be more valuable than a homeless drunks, but the homeless drunk is just as valuable a life as anybody's.
(Not to mention, if we're looking at the "total cost of ownership" so to speak, the homeless drunk's theories weren't used in making stuff used to kill 250000 innocent people and that can wipe out the whole earth several times).
I agree, just pointing out that most people don't think like this. Even people who have read the chapter called "Your Work Is Not Your Worth" from David Burns' classic Feeling Good book about depression can have serious trouble grasping the fundamental fallacy at play in associating the worth of a human with their actions, achievements, and bank account.
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Well, if there's someone that is not as valuable as another, is people thinking like this.
Einstein contributions to science might be more valuable than a homeless drunks, but the homeless drunk is just as valuable a life as anybody's.
(Not to mention, if we're looking at the "total cost of ownership" so to speak, the homeless drunk's theories weren't used in making stuff used to kill 250000 innocent people and that can wipe out the whole earth several times).
I agree, just pointing out that most people don't think like this. Even people who have read the chapter called "Your Work Is Not Your Worth" from David Burns' classic Feeling Good book about depression can have serious trouble grasping the fundamental fallacy at play in associating the worth of a human with their actions, achievements, and bank account.