You Are Not Special
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Arrogance vs Self-Pity: Same Mistake?
Most students get this one wrong about entitlement
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Lesson notes
Tell arrogant entitlement from self-pitying entitlement and show why both are the same error
Key points
- Manson says 'I'm better than everyone here' and 'nobody suffers like I do' are the same error in different clothes.
- Constant self-pity is not humility: both views make you the centre of the universe, and that self-centring is the error to spot.
Definitions
- Entitlement
- Belief that you deserve special treatment; seen as arrogance or self-pity
Takeaway: Self-pity and arrogance share one error: you as the centre.
Quick check: Someone who always says 'my life is the hardest' is showing what, according to Manson?
- Humility
- Low self-esteem only
- Entitlement
Arrogance and self-pity both put you at the centre: both are entitlement.
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