I think perfectionism can also be a crutch used as a weapon. The podium of perfectionism allows a moral high ground that is also an excuse to not engage with re

I think perfectionism can also be a crutch used as a weapon. The podium of perfectionism allows a moral high ground that is also an excuse to not engage with reality. The image is too pretty to soil. Reality is engaged with only when you have secret tricks or hacks so that any game can be ended at will. When you engage in games as a gamemaster it is no longer a game, it is boring. Executives use similar methods to create an image of perfection. This is actually good and necessary as their main function is to create games for others as a bubble while also siphoning value. Without the game, the master-slave dynamic is too raw. Perfectionists are people who don't play games they don't think they can win. This can stifle learning, create aloofness, and make for a boring and meaningless life. At its core it is an illusion of the self having more control over reality than a human possibly can. It is a desire to be closer to God and so gives up some humanity. (which is necessarily imperfect) Of course, when pushing or expanding the limits of humanity, pefectionism can sometimes be good. Shutting yourself in for a while can be very useful for creation. Learning is not necessary as the act is of the self, the raw knowledge being acquired already. Meaning is also not necessary because it is self-generating. However to lock in that meaning, what is created must eventually be released and tested in the world. The 2 way interaction within a network is what creates larger meaning. Small releases are like small strategic bets. Big releases (perfectionism)are like going all in and hoping for the best.