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And, if the answer is, ‘yes, it has value’, then – logically – the task should be respected, seen, and supported within society.

I’d go so far as to say it should be recompensed, too – in fact, I’d propose that should be in direct proportion to how much value it has.

Only, how would we ever be able to assign anything approaching true value to things?

#cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman believes that humans don't perceive #reality
But rather, we are creating an illusion in our minds.

This differs to the usual understanding of illusions as "not real".
We operate by creating a mental model of reality, where the reinforcements loops are created when we gain PREDICTIVE powers.
Eg. "If I push this book off the table, it will fall".
So the prediction is the reward function.

Humans are resonators.
Continually running a reinforcement process to "align/sync" with perceived reality.

Understanding this, on an even intuitive level is enlightening.
It has been said that
"#Enlightenment is understanding nothing is real and it's just a representation in your head"

Knowing this, you can #hack your own mind.
As well as being vulnerable to others, indeed, you are under a constant barrage of other actors (corporate, political, other humans) who are trying to insert their ideas into your resonance/reinforcement loop.

What's your #information #firewall?
Is it your #religion? #morality? Personal #value system?

Being aware of how you feel and ideas/others make you feel is an important first step to critical evaluation of concepts/ideas/stimulus of any magnitude.
Remembering, one of the techniques of #propaganda is to evoke an emotional response.
To bypass your higher cognitive discriminators.

Coincidentally (or perhaps not) these reinforcing loops (attention) is one of the secret sauces that makes #ai #llms work.

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“Let me tell you all, to think that the #men that we love could be either #unaware or #indifferent to our plight is simply heartbreaking. It is a sad statement about our #value as #women…. It is both a setback in our quest for #equity & a huge blow to our country’s standing as a world leader on issues of #WomensHealth & #gender #equality. So fellows, before you cast your votes, ask yourselves, what side of history do you want to be on?”

- #MichelleObama
#BodilyAutonomy #HarrisWalz2024

Impact of #MMT theory of value

(Derived from a previous response)

Once uppon a time, there was a lie to maintain the argument, that salesmen are making the money and #workers are not involved in creating value anyhow.

When this lie collapsed, they came with another lie (called #Keynesianism)

When this lie collapsed, they came with the next lie (called #Neoliberalism)

Now the bourgeoise predominantly white race has invented another lie?

Meanwhile 50% of energy is consumed by 10% of the people, of which 90% are white.

The poor global south will suffer first and most of #ClimateChange effects.

The #IPCC suggests tax paying to be used for the green transition and refers to papers of a lot of MMT thesis supporting scientists or in other words:

The global white and rich north, that looted the word for centuries don't want to pay a single tax cent, if so just to provide credits with "low interests" to the global south.

So in this sense, I don't believe MMT has good intentions, but to keep on lying and maintain white wealth and the idea, that wealth is just an imagination and unrelated to western armies and companies around the world that keep on killing and looting.

The stability of the #Dollar is foremost a condition of violence. The more violence you can apply, the more stable it appears. For sure I know, that many countries profit to a certain extend from a stable currency. And so everyone plays he wants to align with the rich. (why else does nobody act on #Gaza)

According my value theory, #Biden does the right decision giving #Israel direct access to its weapon stockpiles.

The reason is: To maintain #value! Is this already MMT? 🤔 No it isn't. MMT is just as blind as the other theories.