Yes, 'we are better than you' is despair. The call of the unformed. Whenever I hear use of the pronoun 'we' it puts me on edge. "It is enough for me to hear

Yes, 'we are better than you' is despair. The call of the unformed. Whenever I hear use of the pronoun 'we' it puts me on edge. "It is enough for me to hear someone talk sincerely about ideals, about the future, about philosophy, to hear him say “we” with a certain inflection of assurance, to hear him invoke “others” and regard himself as their interpreter—-for me to consider him my enemy." Emil Cioran There is no 'we', there is only I. But, no, being clear on that point, I'm not in despair.