Mi'sen

I think I may have Dunning-Kruger anxiety syndrome.

I know a lot of Vajrayana practitioners with this symptom. The culture of collectively coerced humility is highly infectious

This is probably a ‘shadow’ aspect in my worldview. I can detect a subtle dissonance in my system, one I’m still chewing on. I don’t think I understand the issue of what actual humility is versus all the weird ‘humble’ signalling, esp. wrt: pragmatic communication vs social ease

> but I guess in a non-political/non-state context I tend to think people should be left to do their own thing. It’s relatively harmless. Not that you were saying otherwise. I am pondering out loud.

I appreciate your ponderances. Yes, being honest and courteous seems much more natural. I suppose part of my own discomfort around this issue is that my natural mode of speech is overly formal, idiosyncratic, generally open and often emphatic. Has been since I was young. >

> Now, that - reportedly - can come off as a bit weird and/or arrogant, in several contexts. I don't spend a lot of time around dharma people but I can find it quite uncomfortable not being able to talk openly. People are too busy pretending they don't know anything. >