I want to call it hero, but I think it's about the core of the desire. Seeking easy superlative status is sociopath, and Magic isn't easy
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Seeking skill is heroic, seeking status is sociopathic
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This distinction feels like an answer to a question I have never asked. :B
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Samurai might be on target. He referenced musashi in constructing his definition in one of the links
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We're talking mythological samurai though, not historical samurai. Historical samurai were 100% social climbing rich sociopaths
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The fake samurai from Hagakure that only appear in books written by people who have never seen a samurai
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I would want to call it "monk" if we're limiting ourselves to things that were actually real
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That is to say, I meant the fake kind and I'm well aware it's fake.
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I figured but then got pedantic (I'm sure you're shocked)
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