The longer I spend online, the more true this feels. A big consequence of social atomization is that increasing numbers of people lack a sense of how their thinking stacks up against others. They are either very impressed with themselves OR ridiculously underestimate themselves.
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Fake it till others make it. If you act (or actually are) very impressed with yourself, a surprising number of people will just accept you at your own valuation and proceed to be very impressed with you. Only the flimsiest evidence is required.
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