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Gosh Amy, I don't know what to say about this. I'm a fan, we've met before. In fact, I remember eating pizza together in Miami during Superconf I think...but I
by nhangen 14y ago
Gosh Amy, I don't know what to say about this. I'm a fan, we've met before. In fact, I remember eating pizza together in Miami during Superconf I think...but I can't agree with you here.
I guess I'm one that you could say has delusions of grandeur, and I think it's the greatest gift I've ever been given. You'll never hear me say I want to change the world, but I do want to change my world, and I, like many, have lofty ambitions and am not ashamed of that fact.
I also don't think it's fair to conflate ambition with false confidence. In fact, I'd argue that increased confidence leads to increased ambition.
What's really wrong with a constant raising of stakes if that's what you're into?
- joedev 14y agoThe correlations between grandiosity and depression (among other disorders) are broadly discussed in scientific literature but are not well known in popular culture. The lack of public knowledge about the mental-health dangers of grandiosity is not surprising, considering that most of the people who pull the levers of pop-culture suffer from grandiosity themselves.
- nhangen 14y agoWere you to say ambition instead, I would agree. Grandiosity is a term used by people that are afraid of the risks associated with achievement.