I disagree! I think self-hatred is underrated, and I'm not convinced it leads to bigotry. https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/sep/29/barry-crimmins-comedy-london-three-show-run …
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OK, maybe self-hatred is not healthy - but understand yourself enough to know that you are a mix of good and bad. That you're *not* perfect.
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Also - a little bit of guilt is probably a good thing, no? That nagging thing affecting your self-esteem -they used to call it a conscience.
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I certainly don't love myself, and what's more - I think it's kind of weird when people do love themselves. It's narcissistic.
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Accepting yourself is good but only when you're behaving acceptably. There are times when we should be ashamed of ourselves.
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Was discussing this with
@lawebber215 recently. Had different perspective but you seem to see it as I do.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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I do know that I find it much more interesting and useful when I read writers who think about their own failures.
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And is self-esteem more about how much you've achieved or how you conduct yourself in the world?
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I like fallible heroes too. They're human. Might be a cultural thing. Stephen Fry argues we like failure & the US success.
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Americans have no embarrassment whatsoever about success. I saw that living there. Still - several good US writers on failure.
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