Thanks for making this video Gregg,

This is definitely one of the best systems out there for describing a
general theory of human values.

My only concern is the same concern I have with almost everything in
Psychology,
which is that when laypeople see this, they are likely to wonder where they
land on the chart, as if their own self was a fixed atomic entity (or one
wishes that were so in order to be ones own sovereign).

I don’t know if it’s our culture, or a more universal feature of Homo
sapiens, to be interested in objectifying one’s own self, in-forming an
identity that one can cherish and preserve, reference within one’s mind for
the sake of presumed self-augmentation... even though history teaches us
the opposite - identity makes us weak, triggered, overly personal, envious,
pride, capable of fictional losses that wouldn’t matter from our original
state.

It’s clear to me that I can potentially run around the entire matrix in
single day, depending on who I spend time with, and what parts of me are
brought forth or triggered in the interaction.

Thanks for taking the time to read this,

Jamie









On Tue, Feb 2, 2021 at 12:43 PM Henriques, Gregg - henriqgx <
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> Hi Folks,
>
>   There has been some discussion about empirical research and the unified
> theory. This is an area that fascinates me. I have long been interested in
> research and was socialized into empirical research programs in undergrad.
> I still find research hugely important. At the same time, I both have a
> talent and see a need for the descriptive metaphysical-metatheoretical work
> that is the focus of the UTOK.
>
>
>
>  Some might be interested to know that I have done some research on the
> UTOK. Here is a slide show that summarizes a series of presentations we did
> examining the scale we developed for the Influence Matrix:
>
>
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__drive.google.com_file_d_135QIYfFHYyFuUQThvtlnlysbrny9yn2l_view-3Fusp-3Dsharing&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=5vUhe8ylxioQhC1BLHnvh-8LfpOuUrfdxtnoBcb9sio&s=eRnSvc3-LNBXbrMlExJcQXNhMOH0C-NTQKXumf3tGjQ&e= 
>
>
>
> If you want to fly through the slides, there are here:
>
>
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__drive.google.com_file_d_135QIYfFHYyFuUQThvtlnlysbrny9yn2l_view-3Fusp-3Dsharing&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=5vUhe8ylxioQhC1BLHnvh-8LfpOuUrfdxtnoBcb9sio&s=eRnSvc3-LNBXbrMlExJcQXNhMOH0C-NTQKXumf3tGjQ&e= 
>
>
>
> Best,
>
> Gregg
>
>
>
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