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People may copy others for a variety of reasons, including:
- Lack of identity: They may copy others to be recognized.
- Jealousy: They may copy others because they want what you have.
- Insecurity: They may copy others to elevate themselves.
- Threatened: They may copy others because they feel threatened by your success.
- Obsession: They may copy others.
- Laziness: They may copy others.
- Mental health issues: They may copy others.
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“Imitation is the sincerest form of insecurity.”
— Polly Bergen
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How self-deception allows people to lie
We lie to ourselves to protect our self-images, which allows us to act immorally while maintaining a clear conscience. According to the very latest research, self-deception may have even evolved to help us to persuade others; if we start believing our own lies, it’s much easier to get other people to believe them, too.
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“Imitation is the sincerest form of insecurity.”
— Polly Bergen
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“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.”
— Herman Melville
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“Everything begins with an idea.”
— Earl Nightingale