[MD] What does Pirsig mean by metaphysics?

[ARLO J BENSINGER JR]

[John previously]
If I'm ok and you're ok and everybody is ok, then nothing is ok.

[Arlo replied]
OK. Fair enough. You're not okay. Happy?

[John]
Well... no.  Not if you're ok.  I'd rather me be ok and you not ok.

[Arlo]
Of course, you and everyone else. That's the crux of it. Like I said, judging
others as inferior is something few have trouble doing.

[John]
Actually, my favorite twist of this aphorism is  "I'm not ok,  you're not ok...
but that's ok."

[Arlo]
So rather than raising everyone up, we tear everyone down? :-)