I remember reading about this in Eckhart Tolle's book. We protect our egos by saying we are better than others in one or another. For example, if I can't out ea

I remember reading about this in Eckhart Tolle's book. We protect our egos by saying we are better than others in one or another. For example, if I can't out earn my neighbor then I can feel better by being more frugal.