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Women often report that they suffer from imposter syndrome. I wonder if there’s a name for the opposite phenomenon so amply on display in this story, with this
by pavlov 4y ago
Women often report that they suffer from imposter syndrome. I wonder if there’s a name for the opposite phenomenon so amply on display in this story, with this young male college dropout hustling catastrophically, all because he’s afraid a famous painter will steal his maybe-girlfriend.
- yamtaddle 4y agoRallying the forces of the Greek army with the aim of pursuing a woman someone else is "taking" is just... perfect, considering what he was trying to adapt. Hell, you could make a pretty good movie out of this story, actually.
- jfengel 4y agoNot quite what you describe, but in the ballpark, is "failing up": people (primarily men) who fail at activity after activity with such confidence that everyone believes he has great talent and can't wait to give him the opportunity to try again.