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[extirpations]

We've had quite a number of simple, practical questions, why not something a little more thought provoking?

How do you define your worth? Or, if my meaning isn't entirely clear, what is it that distinguishes you among your peers and gives your life value?

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[peratic]

Well, it's a joke.

But, hey: I don't distinguish myself from my peers, or I try not to, anyway. That is a choice I have made. What gives my life value to me, personally, is its connection to them; I don't think I could comfortably aggrandize myself by saying "this is what makes me valuable to society." Particularly since the society I live in is a capitalist one which values its members primarily for their earning potential. I just finished medical school, and, aside from medicine, the main thing I learned there is that quite a few doctors are fucking useless, so that doesn't even work.

Also, I'm twenty-two, and declaring a purpose in life at this stage seems like an invitation for fate to knock me back and laugh.

[extirpations]

Do you intend to be one of these 'useless' doctors you mention or one that stays true to their purpose? If it's the latter isn't that enough to give your life value and to make you stand out from those around you? A life can have worth without being considered extraordinary.