The value to me of my existence is higher than anything else.

  • Because once you are gone, the “value to you” of everything becomes zero.

Value to society” is an ambiguous concept.

If we assume a specific stranger A, “value to A” becomes a meaningful concept.

from /villagepump/imposter-syndrome.


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