alt Hacker NewsThis is such a wildly incel-like reply. I disagree 100%. This social competition you speak of is something insecure people have manufactured. It exists only for the people who think it exists. People don’t want to look stupid because they usually have a need for intellectual validation developed in pre teen years. My god free yourself from this false belief that everything is a social competition, you don’t need to stress yourself out.
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krelian • today at 6:21 AM
Have you thought about why they developed a need for intellectual validation?
abcde666777 • today at 5:56 AM
I think you're a little quick to hand wave the phenomenon away, as if it's purely a social construct that people care about how they appear to others.
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> It exists only for the people who think it exists
Right. Which means it does exist. And the point of the article is to bring about self awareness of the phenomenon so that people can improve.
I think you have the same goal with your comment, but your style of communication needs work.
Ironically, I would argue you might benefit from caring a little about how others perceive you.