#intrinsic values

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To beat Trump, we need to know why Americans keep voting for him. Psychologists may have the answer | George Monbiot

US culture is an incubator of ‘extrinsic values’. Nobody embodies them like the Republican front runner, writes Guardian columnist George Mo

‘Some psychologists believe our values tend to cluster around certain poles, described as “intrinsic” and “extrinsic”. People with a strong set of intrinsic values are inclined towards empathy, intimacy and self-acceptance. They tend to be open to challenge and change, interested in universal rights and equality, and protective of other people and the living world.

People at the extrinsic end of the spectrum are more attracted to prestige, status, image, fame, power and wealth. They are strongly motivated by the prospect of individual reward and praise. They are more likely to objectify and exploit other people, to behave rudely and aggressively and to dismiss social and environmental impacts. They have little interest in cooperation or community. People with a strong set of extrinsic values are more likely to suffer from frustration, dissatisfaction, stress, anxiety, anger and compulsive behaviour.

Trump exemplifies extrinsic values. From the tower bearing his name in gold letters to his gross overstatements of his wealth; from his endless ranting about “winners” and “losers” to his reported habit of cheating at golf; from his extreme objectification of women, including his own daughter, to his obsession with the size of his hands; from his rejection of public service, human rights and environmental protection to his extreme dissatisfaction and fury, undiminished even when he was president of the United States, Trump, perhaps more than any other public figure in recent history, is a walking, talking monument to extrinsic values.’

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Learn about intrinsic values and what yours say about you

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This is a serious test that will take a lot of time and effort to complete, but you will receive a long report on your values, what they say about you, and how they compare to those of others.

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Us & Them

I sometimes wonder, which is more valuable to us -- us as in the current generation, me, you and our friends -- watching Netflix on a lazy Sunday afternoon or voluntary community service? Are we driven by the materialistic values more than the innate values that make us human beings? Ask this question to the previous generation and the answer will unequivocally be the former while we would laugh that opinion away and would like to believe that it is coming from a bias that they never can overcome. Ironically enough, the idea originated from the rather dry and dark take on the current generation's priorities in Schitt's Creek which we have been binge watching on, you guessed it, Netflix. So then who is right? It's one of those us vs. them situations where consensus may be an impossibility.

It is worth looking at what divides the two age groups -- the last generation that grew up with the war at their heels or the one before which fought the war, and the ‘you,’ ‘me’ and the ones of our ilk who grew up in the shelter of assurance of peace. The war, in short, was the great divide and it might be the crux of what set the great divide in motion -- a gap concerning how and what contemporaries hold in higher value as well as the societal progression that fed into such stance. The generation and the one before grew up at a time that was the very definition of the word scarcity. Resources, jobs, value for human life and everything that we, the current generation, take for granted, was available in minimal quantity. The nature of such time left people with no other choice but to adapt, and we are as adept a species as there is.

They say time heals everything. I don't know how much of that is true in terms of broken heart or a broken mind, but it sure did smoothen out the rough state that our predecessors were left with after decades of global unrest. Or maybe it was their acute sense of conservation and respect for human values helped move the needle of progression ahead and we as a species arrived at today's favorable circumstances. As geopolitical peace began to prevail, the known challenges of our society were addressed. The favorable situation thus created was then ready to address other contemporary issues. Population growth, equality, racism, sexism and challenging job market caused by technological advancements, are among many other matters that our generation faces and naturally that's what we are adapting to. We are not as worried about thrust into a war zone as much as being awkwardly placed into a society where human beings are not respected just as the way they are. We are not worried about living in perpetual fear that was created by cold war, but we are sensitive to how Brexit or a Trump presidency will affect the global job market that we worked so hard to create. In other words, our priorities are simply different and therein lies the secret of survival.

Survival is the key word here. Call me hopelessly optimistic or just a fool, but I truly believe our generation has wished and done nothing but well for the world. Yes, we prioritize what we need to, given the situation, but that does not necessarily mean that we are losing touch with intrinsic human values. We may choose to look a lot of times inwards and sometimes even act as though the world revolves around us, but one thing is for certain -- we have not lost focus on human values. What our parents did was extraordinary. They brought the world, the society to where we can afford such luxury. Their relentless and unwavering focus on intrinsic values that make us “good” citizens helped deeply embed those values in our psyche and we carry those in our subconscious minds in all our deeds. We do not further those values in any direct or obvious ways because we believe the course to advance, is to address the issues we face today which has a different facade but prioritizing them contributes to the same progression. An evolution of problems warrants an evolution of priorities. We are after all a species that is driven by evolution.

As usual, you can read the other part of this Duolog(ue) here.

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The High Price of Materialism (by centernewdream