@michael_nielsen I didn't know the expression came from Freud. Now I feel worse about using it!
The narcissism of small differences: when nearly identical communities with many common interests fall into a feud: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissism_of_small_differences …
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@albrgr Well, it does seem to be a real thing. So I'm not going to feel too much concern about using the term!
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@michael_nielsen "the most frivolous and fanciful distinctions have been sufficient to kindle their unfriendly passions" -Federalist No. 10 -
@michael_nielsen See also Asimov on the "Immortal Storm" of science-fiction fandom https://www.sunclipse.org/?p=521 - 1 more reply
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@michael_nielsen that old joke: "I'm a programmer"/"me too!" "dynamic typing"/"me too!" "python"/"me too!" "four spaces" "two! die scum"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@michael_nielsen@philshapiro Somehow I keep thinking of this as nano narcissism. But I see it is alive and well.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@michael_nielsen Quite Shakespearean. :-)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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