If we wish to become the authors of our own lives, we have to get beyond the inherited values that keep us from flourishing and ask what is valuable for us. Questioning the moral values inherent to our worldview is a crucial step towards revising our worldview to better suit our lives - and by that a vital move towards greater freedom and joy.
There was an old song from another era: Anything Goes. We are now in the era of many things go. Contexts change under compelling influences. Compelling influences are not the ideal barometer for what is best in societies. J. S. Mill's philosophy does not work for the betterment of everyone. I find it interesting he was able to advocate utilitarianism with a straight face. But, well, it is said you have to stand for something or you fall for anything. Perhaps he took that too literally?
There was an old song from another era: Anything Goes. We are now in the era of many things go. Contexts change under compelling influences. Compelling influences are not the ideal barometer for what is best in societies. J. S. Mill's philosophy does not work for the betterment of everyone. I find it interesting he was able to advocate utilitarianism with a straight face. But, well, it is said you have to stand for something or you fall for anything. Perhaps he took that too literally?