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There was a time it was not so common a trait. I distinctly remember the 70's and 80's when there were a large number of people who I would say "lacked confiden
by bilbo0s 7y ago
There was a time it was not so common a trait. I distinctly remember the 70's and 80's when there were a large number of people who I would say "lacked confidence" so to speak. Kind of unsure of themselves, shy and retiring types.
As we moved into the 21st century, it does seem like lack of confidence has gone away. People are almost "over confident" sometimes.
- cj 7y ago> People are almost "over confident" sometimes. Is it possible that people are by and large the same, but that social media simply makes it very easy for people lacking confidence to come across as more confident than they really are?
- ashelmire 7y agoI suspect it's more that the very confident have their messages amplified on social media. Most people I encounter in person are not like that.
- throwaway35784 7y agoIronically the Internet was founded by those trying to escape the narcs and now it's overrun by them too. Empaths running for the hills.
- philwelch 7y agoEmpathy is overrated and is actually part of the problem sometimes. People are wired to feel empathy for members of their ingroup and to not feel empathy for members of their outgroup, so relying too much on empathy just creates a collection of divided subcultures, which is what the Internet really looks like to me.
- throwaway35784 7y agoI feel empathy for even nonhuman animals, so yes I agree sometimes it can be a problem. Especially when empathizing with psychopaths and sociopaths. They have the worst feelings of all.
- philwelch 7y agoHitler famously felt very strong empathy for nonhuman animals.
- philwelch 7y agoI think part of that might be a transition between a culture where everybody tried to fit in and a culture where everybody tries to stand out.