subjective

The power of religious ideas lies in their “subjective, emotional value.”

So is the very subjective determination of whose life is worth living, and who will decide, and what political determinations will factor in.

Berkshire doesn’t hold quarterly calls or issue financial guidance, unlike most other publicly traded firms, and the company’s financial statements are sometimes based on estimates and subjective judgments somewhat opaque to investors.

The terms have different meanings, one subjective, the other objective.

It became fashionable to denigrate these impairments as “subjective” or unserious.