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For me, money is not my definition of success. Inspiring people is a definition of success
To see clearly the nature of value it is best to examine it at its extremes (such as MDMA bliss vs. the pain of kidney stones). Having such experiences illuminates the “ought” aspect of consciousness, in contrast to the typical quasi-anhedonic “normal everyday states of consciousness” that most people (and philosophers!) tend to reason from. It would be interesting to see philosophers discuss e.g. the Is-Ought problem while on MDMA.
The first song played on Armed Forces Radio during operation Desert Shield was "Rock the Casba" by the Clash.
