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JackTheBandit  ·  3999 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: AskHubski: Would you sacrifice your core values for a more prosperous life?

Recently, in my experiences, people who actively limit/don't participate in the perception of prosperity being tied to these "western" (or w.e) values carve paths that lead to their own interpretations. I like to work at being one of those people. So I guess my answer is no, but its a challenge.





insomniasexx  ·  3999 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I think everyone has their own perception of "prosperity" which is why I phrased in like that. For some, a better paying job might be defined as prosperity and therefore the question could be asked: "Would you accept a job with a nice financial/status raise even if it required you to do work that you found to be against your core values?"

For others, a more prosperous life would be spending twice as much time with family. "Would you accept a job with the same pay/status where you would only be in the office 30hrs/week even if it required you to do work that your found to be against your core values?"

I've been thinking about it and I think a lot of my personal stance ends up at really horrible questions:

1. Can I shift the blame enough off myself to still be okay with my life? ie: if I'm just a girl doing my job, part of a team, not actually making decisions, I'm not really responsible, right? For $50k? No. For $100k? For a job I only had to work 3 months of the year? Hm...is there a line?

2. If I get caught, will I be in a shit situation / jail? Will it ever cause others to look down on me?

3. Who suffers at my hands? (ties back to number one - how much "my hands" are truly involved) - is it the environment? People I know? Future generations? Other companies? Enemies? Etc. Does that affect the invisible line of when I would sacrifice values?

That's when my thought circles back around to other things that I personally define as "prosperous" and it begins again.

Seriously, I feel icky thinking about this.