Until very recently I didn't understand the difference between having too much ego (and overconfidence) and being narcissistic. This has made it difficult for me to grasp a lot of other things, and I am still trying to catch up.
It's funny how I feel this post is not for or about me :). My problem is the opposite; I have too-much-ego (so no the need for, or even dislike of, validation) and a bias of rejection of the mainstream as the default position (so I assume 99% of content is "not for me"). I feel like that makes me inmmune to most of these processes. Of course it has its own set of issues, but that's not the topic here.
The 2 posts I've read in this series are giving me a "what I wish Adam Curtis' documentaries explained".
Until very recently I didn't understand the difference between having too much ego (and overconfidence) and being narcissistic. This has made it difficult for me to grasp a lot of other things, and I am still trying to catch up.
It's funny how I feel this post is not for or about me :). My problem is the opposite; I have too-much-ego (so no the need for, or even dislike of, validation) and a bias of rejection of the mainstream as the default position (so I assume 99% of content is "not for me"). I feel like that makes me inmmune to most of these processes. Of course it has its own set of issues, but that's not the topic here.
The 2 posts I've read in this series are giving me a "what I wish Adam Curtis' documentaries explained".
Thanks!