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“Money doesn’t change men, it merely unmasks them. If a man is naturally selfish or arrogant or greedy, the money brings that out, that’s all.”

— Henry Ford

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In my view, when people discuss digital culture or the art world, they often focus solely on Western culture.

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The word “ego” has multiple definitions:

An idea or opinion

One’s ego is their opinion or idea of themselves, especially their sense of importance and ability.

An inflated sense of pride

One’s ego can also be an inflated feeling of pride in their superiority to others.

A sense of self

One’s ego can refer to their sense of self or perception of their identity. It can include a person’s thoughts, beliefs, attitudes, and values.

A sense of worth

One’s ego can also be their sense of their own worth. For example, if someone has a large ego, they think they are very important and valuable.

A part of a person’s personality

According to Sigmund Freud’s theory of personality, the ego is part of a person’s personality and experience.

— Google Generative AI

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scam

noun [ C ]

UK /skæm/ US /skæm/

a dishonest plan for making money or getting an advantage, especially one that involves tricking people:

  • Banks often carry information about email scams on their websites.
  • To avoid scams, never sign things in a hurry.
  • an insurance scam

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You can either be a host to God, or a hostage to your ego. It’s your call.

— Wayne Dyer

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Mediocrity would always win by force of numbers, but it would win only more mediocrity.

— Ellen Glasgow

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“I swear, the bigger the bully, the smaller the dick.”

— Clive Barker

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The dopamine, the deceitful dopamine, gives them a false sense of value.

— Soroosh Shahrivar

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Other signs include:

  • A sense of self-importance, exaggerating their achievements and talents
  • A preoccupation with fantasies of success, power, or brilliance
  • A belief that they’re more special or unique than others and should only associate with other high-status people
  • Envy of others or the belief that others are envious of them
  • Insisting they have the best of everything
  • Feeling they deserve privileges and special treatment

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“Not knowing the scope of your own ignorance is part of the human condition. The problem with it is we see it in other people, and we don’t see it in ourselves. The first rule of the Dunning–Kruger club is you don’t know you’re a member of the Dunning–Kruger club.”

— David Dunning

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The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which people with limited competence in a particular domain overestimate their abilities. Some researchers also include the opposite effect for high performers: their tendency to underestimate their skills. In popular culture, the Dunning–Kruger effect is often misunderstood as a claim about general overconfidence of people with low intelligence instead of specific overconfidence of people unskilled at a particular task.

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