#as well as the danger of unbridled ambition and the pursuit of knowledge at all costs but that's besides the point

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This has absolutely nothing to do with this scene but is at least tangentially related to the Thriller Bark arc so I'm gonna share it anyway. The word galvanize is an eponym derived from Luigi Galvani, who was a scientist and physician in the 18th century who helped pioneer the field of bioelectricity when he discovered that he could make dead frog legs move when ran through with an electric current, with later proponents of his work going so far as to shock human corpses attempting to bring them to life. This breakthrough would in part inspire the creation of Mary Shelly's Frankenstein, which, some two hundred or so years later would in part inspire Thriller Bark.

So in a way I guess you could say Hogback has galvanized these corpses, albeit with shadows instead of electricity, forcing them to move without recreating true life.

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What Are Your Core Values? (Find Out Here!)

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What Are Your Core Values? (Find Out Here!)

Doing the True Will requires self-knowledge, including an awareness of one’s core values in life. If you are uncertain about what your deepest personal values are, you can take the following quiz.

Identify Your Core Values Now!

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Question 1 of 20

1. Question

Do you care about safety and security?

Absolutely! I will actively stand up for these goods.

I do want to feel safe and secure.

I understand that security is important.

There are more important things in life.

Safety and security are for cowards and women.

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Question 2 of 20

2. Question

Do you want to be free and autonomous in your actions?

Absolutely! Freedom is the greatest good.

I certainly want to feel free in whatever I do.

Autonomy is better than oppression.

The will to freedom is too self-centered for my taste.

Freedom is either dangerous or empty and overrated.

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Question 3 of 20

3. Question

Do you find it important that people follow rules?

Absolutely! Rules exist to be obeyed.

I follow the rules just like everyone should.

Obeying the rules is better than the chaos we'd get from disobedience.

I don't like obedience.

Fuck the rules!

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Question 4 of 20

4. Question

Do you love engaging in new and exciting activities?

Absolutely! I live for adrenaline rushes.

I do enjoy stimulating changes and activities.

Novelty and excitement are important on occasion.

I am happy with my habits, hobbies, and daily routines.

The thought of doing something new scares me.

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Question 5 of 20

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Do you cherish cultural traditions?

Absolutely! They mark my roots and shape my identity.

I actively promote the traditions of my culture.

I occasionally participate in traditional customs.

I don't care much for cultural traditions.

I hate all things conservative.

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Question 6 of 20

6. Question

Do you seek pleasure and good feelings?

Absolutely! Life is all about pleasure and joy.

Of course, who doesn't want to feel good?

There is more to life than feeling good.

Hedonism is a degenerate philosophy.

I seek pain and suffering and agony and despair.

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Question 7 of 20

7. Question

Do you try to be kind to the people around you?

Absolutely! I go out of my way to be as kind as I can.

Kindness sure is important to me.

I'm nice to everyone who's nice to me.

Nice guys finish last.

I'm an asshole and proud of it.

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Question 8 of 20

8. Question

Do you chase goals to be more successful?

Absolutely! I'm constantly chasing goal after goal.

I'm a high achiever with a strong drive for success.

Skill development is more important than goal achievement.

Why should I chase when I can chill?

Ambition is a mental disorder.

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Question 9 of 20

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Are animal rights and environmental concerns important to you?

Absolutely! I'm an active environmentalist.

I find it very important to be ethical and considerate of life in general.

I’m pro animal rights and environmentalism if it's not too inconvenient for me.

I care more about my own and my family’s well-being.

Even if factory farming and climate change aren’t hoaxes, who cares?

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Question 10 of 20

10. Question

Do you want to be powerful, prestigious, and dominant over others?

Absolutely! I want to be king.

Yes, a dominant leader and someone with a name.

Who would deny that power and influence are highly valuable?

I don't think my self-esteem is not low enough for such narcissism.

No, prestige and dominance are patriarchal spawns of toxic masculinity.

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Question 11 of 20

11. Question

Are the harmony and stability of society important to you?

Absolutely! Nothing is more vital for human flourishing.

I'm fully aware of the importance of a stable, harmonious society.

Not if the pursuit of harmony and stability limits my freedom.

Not if the society is as sick as ours.

I'm an anarchist.

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Question 12 of 20

12. Question

Do you want to be a free and independent thinker?

Absolutely! I was born a free spirit. I will die a free spirit.

Who doesn't want to think freely, creatively, and outside the box?

Independent thinking is good as long as it's not overly unbridled.

Freethinkers tend to be more self-absorbed than productive.

In reality, "free spirit" is just a euphemism for a useless person.

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Question 13 of 20

13. Question

Do you try not to violate social expectations or norms so that you don’t upset others?

Absolutely! Societal and group rules exist for good reasons.

The closer we stick to the rules, the better we can live together.

It depends on the group and on whether the norms and expectations are reasonable or not.

I do what I want, and I don’t want to fit in with any group.

I don't give a fuck about what anyone feels or thinks or says or expects.

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Question 14 of 20

14. Question

Do you continuously seek out new exciting challenges?

Absolutely! Challenge after challenge after challenge.

Without challenges, life would be boring and meaningless.

I like challenges, but I rarely challenge myself proactively.

Not in addition to all the obligations and responsibilities I already have.

Life is already hard enough. I can barely handle it as it is.

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Question 15 of 20

15. Question

Do you follow traditional cultural customs and practices?

Absolutely! I feel obliged to honor my ancestors.

My culture plays an important role in my life.

Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't.

I don't like conventional behaviors.

I have an aversion against anything that smells reactionary.

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Question 16 of 20

16. Question

Do you place importance on having fun and a good time?

Absolutely! Good times are what makes life worth living.

Whoever wants to have fun: I'm in.

In moderation, fun and enjoyment are vital.

Too much fun would only distract me from my purpose.

I rather want total emotional detachment.

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Question 17 of 20

17. Question

Do you want to be caring and helpful to people close to you?

Absolutely! Family and friends are my everything.

People who are dear to my heart can always count on my full support.

I can be truly caring and supportive only if I focus enough on myself.

Other duties and callings are sometimes more important.

Nobody is as important as I am to myself.

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Question 18 of 20

18. Question

Do you take your competence and skill development seriously?

Absolutely! I must become a master at my craft at all costs.

I love the process of skill development at least as much as the attainment of goals.

I like to improve my skills because it helps me to achieve my goals and get great results.

I don't care about skill and competence as long as my results aren't too bad.

Self-improvement is a trap: only people with low self-esteem fear being average.

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Question 19 of 20

19. Question

Do you care about tolerance, equality, and the welfare of humanity?

Absolutely! I'm a passionate philanthropist.

I love humans unconditionally and want to promote their well-being.

I care about people universally, but I care more about my friends and family.

The voices for tolerance and equality are too loud nowadays.

Fuck off with this hippie talk!

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Question 20 of 20

20. Question

Is it your goal to achieve high social status and great wealth?

Absolutely! I want to be a billionaire and the alpha of an enormous group.

I definitely need to be wealthy and in an important leadership position to be happy.

I want to be financially free, somewhat influential, and respected.

I rather not devote too much time and energy to gaining power, fame, and material goods.

I'm content with myself. I need no money, no power, no admiration, no fame.

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  How important is power (wealth, influence, social status) to you?

Of course, this test covered only a few out of hundreds of different value dimensions, but based on your results, you can now see whether you are

more open to change (freedom, hedonism, stimulation) vs. more conservative (security, tradition, conformity),

more focused on self-improvement (achievement, power) vs. more focused on self-transcendence (benevolence, universalism),

more focused on yourself (freedom, hedonism, stimulation, achievement, power) vs. more focused on others/society (security, tradition, conformity, benevolence, universalism),

more self-expansive and anxiety-free (freedom, hedonism, stimulation, benevolence, universalism) vs. more self-protective and anxiety-controlling (power, security, tradition, conformity).

Personally, my own value hierarchy looks like this:

Freedom. Above all, I want to be free in my thinking and doing: ad libertatem naturae!

Achievement. The path of skill development toward mastery is what I live for.

Hedonism. Thinking, working, training, non-doing, and non-thinking are my main sources of pleasure.

Stimulation. New exciting challenges are less important to me than my everyday pleasures.

Benevolence. I like to be kind to the people around me.

Universalism. I care less about strangers and the environment than about myself and close others.

Power. I value wealth, influence, and social status about as much as universal well-being.

Tradition. I’m pretty indifferent to cultural customs.

Security. I see safety and security as dangerous to my freedom and my desire for stimulation.

Conformity. I detest obedience and I have no desire to fit in with any group.

Now tell me in the comments below: How does your value hierarchy look like? Did your results surprise you?

Further Reading

Willpower Condensed

Determine Your Life Priorities to Do Your True Will

Why Personality Tests Do Not Enhance Self-Knowledge

How to Use Hate to Do Your True Will