1825 || morality is flexible, actually

Make Your Damn Bed · Aug 15, 2026 · 9m

if morality is flexible and competence is subjective, how can we build self esteem around our values?

Your ability to perceive society as "just" also affects your ability to regard yourself.

The more internally motivated you are (outside of systemic expectations) the more you have to rely on competence over community + morality judgements.

THE SOURCES:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022103121001104

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01878/full

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/me-we/201312/10-sources-low-self-esteem

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