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Whew, that was a lot! Where have I been today?
Well, I've made some formatting improvements, and have now added a new detailed post: Be Like Water
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Summary: What if 'worth' didn't exist? In this thought-provoking essay, the author challenges the belief in intrinsic value, arguing it can be more harmful than empowering. With a bold critique of societal norms, the piece explores the freedom of living without seeking approval.
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Words: 12,337 Approximate reading time: 65 minutes
Headings: 50 Footnotes: 7
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What's inside:
1 Why I'm Okay Being Unpopular
1.1 But, Okay Being Unpopular? How!?
1.1.1 Because There Is No Such Thing As Intrinsic Value
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2 Other People Refuse To Grant Me Popularity
2.1 People Only Hear Their Judgments If They Aren't Paying Attention
2.2 Approaching Me On The Internet
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3 I've Never Lived For The Approval Of Others
4 There Is No 'Worth,' Only 'Value'
4.1 'Worth' Must Be Objective, But It Can't
4.1.1 The Exploitation Of 'Worth'
4.1.2 Mental Health Influencers, Pop Psychology, and 'Worth'
4.1.2.1 Liana Kerzner of It's Not Therapy
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4.2 The Effects Of 'Worth'
4.2.1 Fuck No!
4.2.2 The Approvals of Liana Kerzner
4.3 An Advocate For Actual Concepts
4.3.1 Value
4.3.2 The Beauty of the World is Terrifying
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5 My Primary, Singular Concern: My Life
5.1 The Ugliness of Having Principles
5.2 The Important Questions: Who's In Charge of Ugly?
5.3 Because Ugly… Is Dumb
5.3.1 Normativity
5.4 'Worth' Is A Bad Investment
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5.5 When Liana Dropped The Cancellation Video
5.6 Asking People To Back Up Their Claims
5.6.1 The 'Backing Up': Mental Health Stigma
5.6.1.1 Maximum Benefit of the Doubt, Infinite Good Faith, and Endless Intentions
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5.6.2 An Impossible Discussion
5.6.2.1 Warping Innocuous Assertions
5.6.2.2 The Judgments of Others
5.7 The Problem With Mental Health Stigma
5.7.1 Boundaries and Influence(rs)
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6 Deciding To Judge Yourself For Yourself
6.1 It's Freedom!
6.2 Appealing to Arbitrary Standards Is Limiting
6.3 There Is No Worth
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7 What's Important To Me
7.1 My Dream
7.1.1 You Don't Need Money
7.2 The Heart Breaks
7.3 Achieving Real, Lasting Change
7.3.1 A Big Spectrum Of Behavior
7.4 That's The Way
7.4.1 What I Don't Do
7.4.2 What I Do
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8 Liana Likes To Imitate Me
8.1 But I Hate The World Today
8.2 If I Do Everything Like I'm Supposed To…
8.3 Liana Will Only Ever Get What She Wants But Not What She Needs
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Next I will be expanding some functionality of the site, like per post pages and comments. Stay tuned!
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Oh! And make the site responsive. Right now it's only optimized for desktop.
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