RE: https://mastodon.social/@tzimmer_history/115958203795330431

There will be aggressive, persuasive, and relentless attempts to make you look away.

#FirstPrinciples #CoreValues

I hope in the new year folks will stop being surprised that people with no #CoreValues, #FirstPrinciples, or sense of #shame will somehow operate differently or experience consequences.

Please stop saying how wild their hypocrisy is, that is the most important thing to grasp.

https://inaniludibrio.com/2025/03/25/the-most-important-thing/

The Most Important Thing

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Inani Ludibrio

Eschew the spectacle, as @Remittancegirl says.

The hand-waving, light, sound, and fury is intended to inure, distract, and entertain.

It’s panem et circenses to replace substance, #CoreValues, and #FirstPrinciples.

The spectacle is a fig leaf to cover for their absence.

You Can’t Do the Wrong Thing
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#CreativeCoreValues #WritingBusiness #BookMarketing #CoreValues #FOMO #NoFear

Priorities change.

#CoreValues don’t.

@rolle

#KnowThyself and thy #CoreValues and that’s more than 99% of society not exercising its #CriticalThinking skills.

Jon Udell (@judell@social.coop)

BARACK OBAMA: If convictions don’t cost anything, then they’re really just kind of fashion. They’re not really convictions. We were so accustomed to things getting better consistently, a little less racist, a little less sexist, less homophobic, a little more generous, that it was easy to say, well, yeah, I’m a progressive. We could take positions on things but they were never really tested. MARC MARON: Right. BARACK OBAMA: Well, here’s the test.

social.coop

There's a strong emphasis on "getting that bag," yet we often overlook the importance of "maintaining your integrity" and "following your conscience."

If you don’t balance ambition with ethical values, your success will come at the cost of your first-principles.

And then, what do you have?

Many dollar bills to wipe away your tears after admitting you have no character, sense of self, or core values.

#FirstPrinciples #CoreValues