"encheapened* (yes... i know it's not a word!)"
Sunday, May 20, 2007 Filed in: deep thoughts
| my life
being taken advantage
of is one of the worst feelings in the world.
the reason for this is that the person being taken advantage of is encheapened* (still not a word, i know) to the point that their value is only as great as that for which they are being taken advantage.
in other words, if you pretend to be my friend so that you can ride in my car, for example, my worth is suddenly equal to that of my car. (not in dollars or anything, but you get the idea.)
people are worth more than cars. people are worth more than a lot of things. in fact, i'd like to think that people are worth more than anything else there is. i mean, what else do we have that is worth what people are?
anyway, so it sucks pretty bad to realize that you're only worth something you have to somebody (even if it's only one person. even worse when it's more.) definitely the downside to having lots of things. it just means that more people can find something you have to equate your value with and therefore, devalue you as a person.
i'm going to try to stop encheapening people to the value of what they have. we all should. it's not nice to do. it's not a good feeling. nobody likes it.
"goodnight... and good luck."**
-matt
* the word "encheapened" was coined by the creators of Strong Bad and Homestar at www.homestarrunner.com
** that quote is not, as you might suspect, from the movie "Goodnight and Good Luck" or from Edward R. Murrow on whom that movie is based. it is from Michael Scott from the season finale of "The Office." just wanted to clear that up.
the reason for this is that the person being taken advantage of is encheapened* (still not a word, i know) to the point that their value is only as great as that for which they are being taken advantage.
in other words, if you pretend to be my friend so that you can ride in my car, for example, my worth is suddenly equal to that of my car. (not in dollars or anything, but you get the idea.)
people are worth more than cars. people are worth more than a lot of things. in fact, i'd like to think that people are worth more than anything else there is. i mean, what else do we have that is worth what people are?
anyway, so it sucks pretty bad to realize that you're only worth something you have to somebody (even if it's only one person. even worse when it's more.) definitely the downside to having lots of things. it just means that more people can find something you have to equate your value with and therefore, devalue you as a person.
i'm going to try to stop encheapening people to the value of what they have. we all should. it's not nice to do. it's not a good feeling. nobody likes it.
"goodnight... and good luck."**
-matt
* the word "encheapened" was coined by the creators of Strong Bad and Homestar at www.homestarrunner.com
** that quote is not, as you might suspect, from the movie "Goodnight and Good Luck" or from Edward R. Murrow on whom that movie is based. it is from Michael Scott from the season finale of "The Office." just wanted to clear that up.