There’s an impostor syndrome for importance rather than competence. Main symptom is writing yourself into narratives. But unlike competence there’s no fake it till you make it bootstrapping.
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He’s consequential without being important, that’s what makes him so mad. Despite everything nobody gives a shit about him.
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He’s actually the prime example I am thinking of. I don’t think you understood the consequentiality versus importance point. You’re consequential when you matter. You’re important if you matter the way you think you do. Hence the crowd size anxiety etc.
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