To some extent “goodness” is some ever moving negotiated set of norms of how one should behave.
I notice that when I use the word “good” (or envoke this consept using other words such as “should”), I don’t use it to point to the existing norms, but as a bid for what I think these norms should be. This sometimes overlap with the existing norms and sometimes not.
E.g. I might say that it’s good to allow lots of diffrent subcultures to co-exist. This is a vote for a norm where peopel who don’t my subculture leave me and my firends alone, in exchange for us leaving them alone. This is not unrelated to me getting what is jummy to me, but it at least one step removed.
“Good” is the set of norms we use to coordinate cooperation. If most people don’t like when you pick your nose in public, then it’s good to make an effort not to do so, and similar for a lot of other values. Even if you don’t care about the nose picking, you probably care about some other of the things “good” coordinates around. For most people it’s probably worth supporing the package deal. But I also think you “should” use your voice to help imrove the notion of what is “good”.
To some extent “goodness” is some ever moving negotiated set of norms of how one should behave.
I notice that when I use the word “good” (or envoke this consept using other words such as “should”), I don’t use it to point to the existing norms, but as a bid for what I think these norms should be. This sometimes overlap with the existing norms and sometimes not.
E.g. I might say that it’s good to allow lots of diffrent subcultures to co-exist. This is a vote for a norm where peopel who don’t my subculture leave me and my firends alone, in exchange for us leaving them alone. This is not unrelated to me getting what is jummy to me, but it at least one step removed.
“Good” is the set of norms we use to coordinate cooperation. If most people don’t like when you pick your nose in public, then it’s good to make an effort not to do so, and similar for a lot of other values. Even if you don’t care about the nose picking, you probably care about some other of the things “good” coordinates around. For most people it’s probably worth supporing the package deal. But I also think you “should” use your voice to help imrove the notion of what is “good”.