Why should what you produce, rather than what you consume, be the most important thing about you? Why shouldn’t the fact that you race boats or watch anime or drink matcha lattes be what defines your identity? Why should I call myself a “writer” rather than a “science fiction fan” or a “rabbit dad”? Just imagining introducing myself as the latter makes me cringe a little. But why?

~ Noah Smith, from You are what you consume

An as-usually great deep dive into the value of a person. Of course, we all known—right?!—that a person is intrinsicly valuable; The challenge I face all the time is feeling like I should do, and in particular create value others would trade with me for… decade after decade, I just can’t seem to shake that.

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