Andersfilosof Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 It is an interesting phenomenon I've noticed in myself in times past - I encountered someone with very high self-esteem (like Amanda Palmer) and with high enthusiasm, and I found myself almost contemptuous of their attitude and demeanor. Of course, my negative reactions to these people were generally projections of my own unhappiness with my own life. I was unable to empathize with those peoples' happiness because I had never experienced real passion or joy in my life - and given the fact that I hadn't experienced happiness, acting happy seemed like total insanity when I saw it in others. I suspect people who are hostile towards people like this have the same issues, though I'm no expert and I could be wrong. Self-centered? Well yeah, of course it's about her experience. Who else is she supposed to talk about? I'm sure you could find a hundred other celebrity type people who are far more self-absorbed in an annoying, hypocritical manner. She produces stuff other people want and has earned rewards for it. Yes, I think many of us have not seen many examples of "self-centered" people who also provide alot of value, and years of that pattern being reinforced can lead to skepticism that such people actually exist and that it is an "act." It's really quite unfortunate.
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