My friend on Facebook writes that he “has the best girlfriend in the world…this is not up for debate so don’t comment, it’s just something boyfriends are supposed to say.” My response colorfully displays the proper way to respond so that cultural correctness may be preserved. I posted the following: ”I’m happy for you, man, but actually, it’s sort of like relational pluralism. You can’t say that your girlfriend is better than mine, then you’re a narrow-minded relational bigot. If I say mine is, then I’m in the same boat. If I claim that all girlfriends lead to the greatest possible temporal relational joy, then I claim to see the whole picture (which I don’t). So, subjectively, MAY YOU KNOW that your girlfriend is the best. I say [mine] is. We’re both right because I mean, objectively (who knows what that even means) there is no such thing as the best. In conclusion, I have no comment.”
Subjectivity wins – it always does.
