It is a depressing notion but I think it may be true. E.g. I have seen numerous posts along the lines of 'he feels.insecure because he knows you're better than him'. This is not in the context of abuse it is in contexts of being financially/aesthetically/socially superior/having better control of emotions etc.
Tyler Durden also said [sic] 'I am better than you in every way'[/sic] Moreover there are lots of.posts around the Internet about 'improving yourself' etc. as well, but it seems this is something some people have to do less than others, which implies they are better than them.
The concept of individuals having no true intrinsic worth and variable extrinsic value is part imo of the double edged sword of meritocracy and is particularly exploited in capitalist communities. One of the driving force of modern materialism beyond resources for survival is exploiting an insecure/narcissistic aspect to our personality which derives a sense of identity and life purpose through commodification and alignment with cultural/pop cultural values. In particular it seeks not to be bested by the other, more consciously thought of as 'keeping up with the Joneses', as to be so materially and socially dominated would be equivocal to a personal failure. The concept of individualism giving rise to a sense of.innate indefatigable self worth independent of.external output, what one may cynically refer to as 'snowflake syndrome', is a fairly New Age concept in fact.
Given this, do you agree that some people are just better, objectively, than other people? If yes then do you believe that this superiority is natural and innate e.g. genetic aesthetics-or do you believe one can go from 'lesser' human to 'better' human via improvement of various skills that contribute to one's external utility value to the community?