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Why are the determinants for social value so vacuous? I feel like the system of human relationships is a marketplace where, instead of the exchange of goods and services, desirous interests, social position, and the absorption of art confer value.
On the one hand, I find it very frustrating having to navigate through this empty space, and, on the other, I feel like I'm compelled to participate in order to make friends or meet women. Are there any options besides this ugly, transparent double-consciousness? Personal values only seem to isolate an individual. In a culture where everything, from art to labor, has lost its meaning/value, is there hope for interpersonal relationships?
On the one hand, I find it very frustrating having to navigate through this empty space, and, on the other, I feel like I'm compelled to participate in order to make friends or meet women. Are there any options besides this ugly, transparent double-consciousness? Personal values only seem to isolate an individual. In a culture where everything, from art to labor, has lost its meaning/value, is there hope for interpersonal relationships?