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I think one of the biggest problems we have today is that we use the same word for estimating or evaluating a characteristic or ability of a person, as we do for evaluating the person themselves. I am evaluating your ability to perform this complex task in this situation, and it has nothing to do with my value for you as a person.

You may not care whether I value you as a person, but at that point, that's your problem and not mine.

I'm not even exaggerating, I believe this is a major source of strife in modern societies.



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