Are some People more Important than Others?
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Importance is a relative concept. To any individual, they are the most important person as all others merely comprise part of their experience. At a collective level, you could argue that those with the widest positive influence are more important I suppose. Unfortunately these people often end up having their lives cut short... 1
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Important in what matter? Important for society, of course. Some are more important in society than others. Some people will not be missed, and some will be. I'm important because my boss is expecting me to be at work at 8 am tomorrow, and it's important that I show up, because he has a lot of important stuff for me to do. I'm important in my mothers eyes, she thinks it's important that I have a good life, get a good education, that I am not ill and stuff like that. Everyone is important in some ways. Depends what you mean by "important". Ultimately, nothing any of us have done, do or will do will ever mean anything at all in the grand scheme of things. This should be kept in mind both when you fail miserably and when you feel your ego growing from any roaring successes. However, on a smaller scale there are obviously differences in the proficiency of certain humans over other humans. Those who are stronger, more attractive and smarter tend to do better in life and thereby have greater influence on society. So, to that extent some people are undeniably more important. 1
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