The Logic of Envy
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The Logic of Envy
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#2What a strange, rambling, yet somehow-compelling read.
I can't say I got anything specific out of it, and maybe I'm just posting this so that others will waste the same 30 minutes of their lives that I, now, can never have back.
But I can't help feeling somehow like it was worth the time.
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#3i’m a vulnerable narcissist. still don’t know what to do about this information.
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#4i’m a vulnerable narcissist. still don’t know what to do about this information.
if you find out, be sure to let everyone else know.
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#5Fascinating. Obviously makes one self-conscious about posting on a public forum that tracks status with points.
I really like the idea that the point here is not happiness, but to try and minimize the damage to others from our own narcissistic tendencies.
I will just add that the opposites of envy and resentment are admiration and gratitude. I believe cultivating the mindset of admiration and gratitude is healthy response to these dark tendencies.
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#6Great use of "Philip K. Dick" as a verb.
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#7I agree with the people in the comment section at that blog who say Last Psychiatrist seems mentally unwell.
He struck me as a Holden Caulfield type back when he was running the Last Psychiatrist blog. Everyone being a narcissist seemed the conclusion one draws based on their own issues.
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#8This is an essay / review of a book by The Last Psychiatrist - I didn't know they published anything after the blog ended, but I've seen their blog posts here and elsewhere over the years.
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#9One of Teach’s most interesting challenges to the reader:
Describe yourself: your traits, qualities, both good and bad.
Do not use the word ‘am.’
Practice this.
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#10Whenever the phrase 'evolutionary psychology' is used in a blog post it makes me physically cringe.
One of the greatest problems in the social sciences is the apparent inability to distinguish between cultural influences and fundamental genetic influences. A whole host of so-called 'evolved behavior' is really little more than cultural norms that people have adopted and now view as natural and normal. Claims that these behaviors are genetically hardwired and subject to natural selection like other traits are largely unsupported. The whole field is highly questionable and has little real value or scientific rigor.