Poll of the day: virtue and merit.

[featherynscale]

Standard poll disclaimer: not all possible descriptions of human experience are represented by the answers given below. This is not hard science. It is not even social science. It is still a better-designed poll than half of the crap that Harris or Zogby put out.** Choose the best answer. If all answers suck equally, don't answer. Nobody's forcing you, darling.

[Poll #945207]

** Seriously, I took a Zogby poll the other day which asked the question "Can a woman be sexy if she is a size 14 or larger?", and the only two response options given were "Yes, sexy is about attitude, not appearance", and "No, appearance must come first". No option at all for people who thought that women who are size 14 or larger could actually have an appearance that was attractive. It was like answering "Have you stopped beating your wife?".

Comments

[wildnsquirrelly.livejournal.com]

We are what we do, as I see it. I know this is echoing what a lot of others have already said, but I agree. I can't think of many instances of someone being exceptionally notable simply because they exsist.

As for the most over valued virtue I site punctuallity. Mostly that's because it's the one I get in trouble over lacking most often. The general public has no appreciation of P.S.T. I tend to run five to ten minutes late to most things, and it seems far too important to most people.

Fashion sense, you say? I'd call it a competancy like any other. Knowing how to dress to make a certain impression is an important skill to have. There's a definite line though, between knowing what looks good and constantly being a slave to those fashion standards.

A person's worth is measured by their survivability and personal growth. I'll value a bum off the streets that's willing to improve himself over someone that's in a comfortable rut and couldn't be arsed to achieve the next step in their own personal development.