A world without discrimination is a world of utilitarianism

If you had to choose between a world full of discrimination and a world full of utilitarianism, which one would you choose? I believe many people don’t like these two options and are hesitant.

So if it were a world without discrimination or a world of utilitarianism, which one would you choose? Most people would happily choose a world without discrimination.

But I tell you responsibly, in fact, a world without discrimination is a world of utilitarianism.

Why do you say that? So let’s first look at what discrimination is.

Discrimination, as defined in Baidu Encyclopedia, is when people treat people in an unequal manner based on a certain flaw, shortcoming, ability, or origin, causing them to suffer varying degrees of loss. It is often derogatory. It is a kind of personality distortion caused by external factors.

I don’t like this definition very much. It just provides a simple definition of discrimination from sociology and psychology, but it cannot solve the actual problem.

For example, if there are two salesmen, one can achieve monthly sales of 100,000, and the other can only reach 20,000. As a result, the monthly salary of the first salesperson is higher than that of the second salesperson. According to the above Definition, this is discrimination. Is this discrimination? !

Therefore, I prefer the definition of Professor Gary Becker, the Nobel Prize winner in economics: Only when the discriminator is willing to give up certain benefits, such as income, profits, wages or enjoyment, in order to satisfy his personal preferences It is discrimination.

For example: The boss of a certain company discriminated against black people. When a white man and a black man came to recruit, even though the black man had better working ability than the white man, the boss still chose the white man. Therefore, this boss gave up the high benefits brought by black people. At this time, we can say that this boss discriminates against black people. What if white people are more capable? This cannot be called discrimination.

Therefore, the above case about the salesperson cannot be called discrimination, but can only be called differential treatment.

When there is no prejudice, a world where everything is treated differently based on the ultimate benefit it brings is a world without discrimination. So how will the final benefit be measured? money! In most cases, it is measured by money. Even spiritual benefits (such as love, feelings, etc.) will still be converted into money in the hands of businessmen, because money is the most direct and measurable. Or, let’s be more straightforward, that is, recognizing money but not people.

The utilitarian world can be said to be a world that recognizes money but not people. Therefore, we can almost come to the conclusion that a world without discrimination is a world that recognizes money but not people, and it is a utilitarian world.

Don’t dislike this conclusion, I don’t like it either, but if I have to choose, I will still choose the utilitarian world, just like in "I Like This Utilitarian World" written by Mi Meng The point of view is the same. In the utilitarian world, what is recognized is your efforts, not the "rich princes and generals". So, do you know why so many people like to go to big cities? Because it is more utilitarian there than in small cities.

If you understand my point of view, please read on.

So how to live better in this utilitarian world?

Let’s continue to analyze from the perspective of economics and compare ourselves to a commodity. Living better means having higher value and price in the market.

Yes, value and price should be discussed separately, because these two elements are not completely equivalent.

The first is value. We learned in high school that the value of a commodity is determined by the socially necessary labor time to produce the commodity. In simple terms, the value of a product is determined by its cost. The price is different. The cost of the commodity can affect the price, but what really determines the price is the supply and demand of the commodity.

We transfer this economic theory to the perspective of personal development. The value of personal commodities depends on the individual's ability. The price of personal goods depends on the degree to which personal abilities are needed in society.

In order to better explain this point of view, let’s look at the examples of two masters in the history of art. They are Van Gogh and Picasso respectively.

Van Gogh and Picasso are both great masters of Western art, and each created an era. But the fate of these two people is very different.

Van Gogh was impoverished throughout his life, relying on charity, and eventually committed suicide. However, Picasso was able to counterattack from a loser with no money, no one, and no background to become an art mogul at the time, gain both fame and fortune, and watch the world during his lifetime. Until his work was put into the Louvre Museum.

The artistic abilities of the two were few and far between at the time, so why is there such a difference?

If artistic strength is compared to the commodity value of two people, then the wealth earned by two people while alive can be compared to their different prices. Obviously, these two people are of similar value, but the price is very different. Why?

The answer is because their marketing strategies are different. In other words, Picasso knows how to market himself so that his value is needed by more people, thereby increasing his price. Van Gogh only knew how to paint all his life. Although he was highly skilled, his works were sold for sky-high prices only after his death.

Regarding how Picasso used marketing strategies, everyone is welcome to search "Accidental Art" on WeChat, which contains an introduction to Picasso's counterattack.

Another example, a few days ago, in Uncle Qiuye's WeChat public account "Huan Fang Qiuye PPT", Uncle Qiuye published an article titled "What are the people who do well in PTT?" How do you make money? "A similar point of view was also expressed in the article.

The article says that Uncle Qiuye’s ability to make PPT is not the best in the PPT circle, but he is the most profitable in the PPT circle. Why? Because Uncle Qiuye has an ability that other PPT masters do not have - marketing ability.

The article breaks down this marketing ability into four aspects: the ability to change others, persuade others, market others and organize others. Once you have these marketing capabilities, you can easily convert your value into the needs of others, thus increasing your price.

So, it is not enough to learn more skills and improve your own value through hard work. We must also find the right needs and let our personal value be needed by the market through marketing, creating and Increase demand so that prices can rise. For example, Coca-Cola is not the most nutritious drink, but it is the best-selling drink because marketing creates demand and increases the price. In addition, Kobe and Duncan were both superstars of an era in the NBA, but Kobe would say goodbye to us in a season through marketing, while Duncan only took a few seconds. Therefore, businessmen prefer Kobe's commercial value, and Kobe's price is relatively higher.

To sum up, from the perspective of economics, the utilitarian world values ??the ultimate benefit and recognizes money but not people. On the contrary, it can eliminate discrimination and stimulate everyone to change their own life through hard work. destiny.

At the same time, if you want to improve your worth in such a society, you not only need to work hard to practice your skills and become a powerful person in the eyes of others, but you also need to identify the needs, learn marketing, and make your own value Only by being needed more by society can we gain more wealth.