I think I may have Dunning-Kruger anxiety syndrome.
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Huh. You hit a nerve. Big reason why I have a problem with Vajrayana & Mahayana in particular.
"Collectively coerced humility" is a cultural feature in Norway (see: Janteloven). It's highly corrosive in many ways, and I never had a churchy reason to aggrandize it.
It's one thing if it's someone's personal affectation, mind, but many practitioners hold it more as universal law.
This prompts abusive behaviour.
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It seems to be a prerequisite for abusive behaviour in cultish situations - but the catalysts for that kind of bad behaviour are multiple. “Collective coercion” is a problem. Healthy humility would not allow abuse because it doesn’t lack strength and confidence.
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We the people from the Nordic countries are proud of our humility.
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