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Case File: Why Is 'Be Liked' a Bad Value?

Why would Manson call 'being liked by everyone' a bad value?

Lesson notes

Evaluate values using Manson's criteria: reality-based, socially constructive, immediate, controllable

Key points

Clue one: good values are reality-based, so honesty is grounded in what actually happened, while everyone liking you depends on guesses about other minds.
Clue two: good values are controllable, and you can choose to be honest at Tarkwa market today, but you cannot control whether classmates like you.
Clue three: good values are immediate and socially constructive, while wealth and popularity are distant outcomes that can push you to use people.

Definitions

Good values: Values that are reality-based, socially constructive, immediate and controllable

Takeaway: A good value is one you can live out today, in your own control.

Quick check: By Manson's four criteria, how should 'becoming rich' be classed as a value?

Good, it is reality-based
Bad, it is not controllable
Good, it is socially useful

Wealth depends on outside factors, so it is neither controllable nor immediate.

good valuescontrollableReality-basedControllableImmediate

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