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It doesn't make sense financially. But money is not the only thing that matters.

My emotions matter. If I see a scary person who is not my friend, I yell "put him down" in my head, and take actions.

If that scary person knows more about me than I know about myself. I bark like a small dog. Arf! Arf! Arf! In English, that roughly translates to "Get out of my sight! Get out of my head! Then I'll feel fine again."

If this doesn't make sense to you, then you are suggesting a world where money/truth matter more than emotions. But then why do people make money, if not just to survive? Arf! Arf! Arf! (This originally translated to: "Don't engage with me unless you value low-status people")

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MichaelZuo 5 days ago | parent [-]

This still doesn’t make sense.

Since everyone values emotions differently... there would still need to be some intermediary, like money, for emotions to have any agreed upon value at all beyond narrow circles.

Otherwise what’s stopping, e.g. nihlists, from valuing your emotions at zero or a negative value?

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maujun 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

I like the idea.

With money, we can value emotions. Since everybody has some money, everybody's emotions (outside of children) will have positive value.

Relating to my original example:

I, as a provider of PII, feel scared about my information being sold. If Google has a $100/year option to stop my PII from being spread, I would consider buying it.

However, I predict now some people feel angry. They feel Google should not be allowed to do this. They won't pay Google to stop, they will go to the govt.

Considering this problem, I wonder what is the next step we would need to do to ensure a world of positive emotions and money.

> Otherwise what’s stopping, e.g. nihlists, from valuing your emotions at zero or a negative value?

Well, I think a lot of people value my emotions negatively, especially angry people and corporations. In particular, corporations like to take money and make it time consuming for me to get a refund.

As for people, I am at peace because I cannot change my skin color, face, or personality, but I can adjust my goals to be smaller/non-overlapping.

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ambicapter 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

"The only way to understand emotions correctly is through money" What a take.

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pyrale 5 days ago | parent [-]

We need a market for emotions. Want a good laugh with your friends? That'll be $10. A moment of peace with your so? That'll be $100.

Rewards of up to $.50 for people willing to be scared to death (or, you know, moderate social media content).

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