Long ago I learned that sense of depriviation (or accomplishments) is never absolute; it is always relative (to a person or a group). The relativism or competitiveness can be ugly and may lead to greed. BUT, comptetiveness is +ve. It breeds innovation and spicy life/thrill. It motivates. Reletive, as opposed to absolute reward, punishment, love, appreciation, and so forth are all the basic principles of modern and even prehistoric societies.
Long ago I learned that sense of depriviation (or accomplishments) is never absolute; it is always relative (to a person or a group). The relativism or competitiveness can be ugly and may lead to greed. BUT, comptetiveness is +ve. It breeds innovation and spicy life/thrill. It motivates. Reletive, as opposed to absolute reward, punishment, love, appreciation, and so forth are all the basic principles of modern and even prehistoric societies.
A good question , The management of the world takes the direction of economic interests, and the management of societies tends towards general morality, and here the contradiction of interests led to comparisons and approaches
It's good comparative comparison, as a whole product and commodity, but to set stable and adjustable criteria, As is the case in most religions and beliefs that call for future Reward and promised accountability and punishment, and promised Paradise and forgiveness, To compete for the best
I would like to add my own view on the issue. As Dr. Shah noted, everything is perceived based on the relativism. However, in the long run, a scholar with his/her own distinctive perspective (values or view of the world) finally leads a paradigm shift in a way of thinking. That is, a direction is more important than a speed. For that reason, we need to be careful about evaluating the others in a short period.