Mattering is an ideal state of affairs consisting of two complementary psychological experiences: feeling valued and adding value. Human beings can feel valued by, and add value to, self, others, work, and community. To make sure that the need for mattering is fulfilled, we must balance feeling valued with adding value. Moreover, we must balance adding value to self with adding value to others. Unfortunately, the dominant neoliberal philosophy does not support the values required to ensure the experience of mattering. Whereas a healthy and fair society would require equilibrium among values for personal, relational, and collective well-being, the dominant philosophy in many parts of the world favors personal at the expense of relational and collective values. Neoliberal economic and social policies have resulted in diminished sense of mattering for millions of people. Some people respond to cultural pressures to achieve higher status by becoming depressive or aggressive. Some marginalized groups, in turn, support xenophobic, nationalistic, and populist policies in an effort to regain a sense of mattering. To make sure that everyone matters, we must align the psychology, philosophy, and politics of mattering. The political struggle for a just and equitable distribution of mattering takes place in social movements and the policy arena. The perils and promises of these efforts are considered.

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在心理学，哲学和政治交叉口关注的问题。

事务是一种理想的事务状态，由两种互补的心理经验组成：感觉被重视和增加价值。人类可以感受到自我，他人，工作和社区的价值，并为其增添价值。为了确保满足物质需求，我们必须在感觉价值与增加价值之间取得平衡。而且，我们必须在为自己增加价值与为他人增加价值之间取得平衡。不幸的是，占主导地位的新自由主义哲学不支持确保重要经验所需的价值观。一个健康，公平的社会将需要在个人，关系和集体福祉的价值观之间取得平衡，而在世界许多地方，占主导地位的哲学主张以牺牲个人的关系和集体价值观为代价来偏爱个人。新自由主义的经济和社会政策使数百万人的重要意识减弱。有些人通过变得沮丧或好斗来应对文化压力，以取得更高的地位。反过来，一些边缘化群体则支持仇外，民族主义和民粹主义政策，以重拾事态。为了确保每个人都重要，我们必须统一重要的心理学，哲学和政治。在社会运动和政策领域里，为公正和公平地分配物质进行了政治斗争。这些努力的危险和希望得到了考虑。和民粹主义政策，以重拾事态。为了确保每个人都重要，我们必须统一重要的心理学，哲学和政治。在社会运动和政策领域里，为公正和公平地分配物质进行了政治斗争。这些努力的危险和希望得到了考虑。和民粹主义政策，以重拾事态。为了确保每个人都重要，我们必须统一重要的心理学，哲学和政治。在社会运动和政策领域里，为公正和公平地分配物质进行了政治斗争。这些努力的危险和希望得到了考虑。