{"id":74190,"date":"2018-10-09T12:04:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T16:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=74190"},"modified":"2018-10-09T18:49:11","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T22:49:11","slug":"guardian-net-worth-v-self-worth-do-we-all-need-inequality-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=74190","title":{"rendered":"(Guardian) Net worth v self worth: do we all need inequality therapy?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Inequality isn\u2019t just changing the way we deal with economics \u2013 it\u2019s perversely altering how we see ourselves and what we value. And Glantz and J Gary Bernhard, authors of the new book\u00a0Self Evaluation and Psychotherapy in the Market System<\/a>, want us to understand that.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I would do is focus on the reality of the system which puts people in that kind of situation,\u201d Glantz says of his work with Michael. \u201cIt has nothing to do with him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Welcome to the new world of what might be called inequality therapy.<\/p>\n

In a hyper-capitalist world where advertising and financial pressures channel the drive for status into an obsession, no one can really win \u2013 even those who appear to have it all. Commerce infiltrates even the language we use to describe our deepest concerns: am I worth it? Am I valued? Do I count?<\/p>\n

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This problem is exacerbated by the market system because, Glantz says, it values a particular type of identity, one based on \u201cachievement rather than on belonging.”<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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Net worth v self worth: do we all need inequality therapy? https:\/\/t.co\/nEIYfboVVa<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/jw8WqvoKoE<\/a><\/p>\n

— ShaolanYimu (@ShaolanYimu) October 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n