09/05/2025
I lose respect for people who say they don’t judge anybody, that they’re completely non-judgmental
Because they’re liars
If you have a moral compass, if you hold any values at all, you are bound to judge society or groups of people against those values
That’s what the brain’s primary function is: to judge your surroundings so you can optimize for your well-being in the environment
To not judge, to be totally non-judgmental, is to not have any values at all. What do you stand for then?
Now, I also see the value in being non-judgmental in social interactions
So my position is that you should not judge any individual you’re interacting with, because everyone has personal reasons, everyone and is a sovereign individual. Unless they are directly harming you, you should not judge them
For example, in my value system, feminism is bad. But if a feminist is speaking to me kindly, I’m not going to be judgmental in that interaction. I’ll extend friendliness, keep an open mind, and try to understand their individual point of view
But zooming out, I can still hold the opinion that feminism is bad, and feminists on the whole are harming society
You must judge society and groups of people if you are a thinking person. If you say you don’t do that, you’re a liar
But at the individual level, you should be completely non-judgmental if you want to be sociable
Those two positions don’t have to be mutually exclusive