http://trilema.com/2013/personal-exceptionalism/ Moving targets for a fast crowd. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:52:52 +0000 http://polimedia.us hourly 1 http://trilema.com/2013/personal-exceptionalism/#comment-163004 Degeneration, by Max Nordau. Adnotated. Diagnosis. on Trilema - A blog by Mircea Popescu. Thu, 22 Apr 2021 07:28:55 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=48214#comment-163004 [...] emotion that's emotion, and then there's "emotion" that's "bitch just doesn't do what told, 'cause she thinks she knows better no matter what", which isn't the same thing, nor anything even remotely like the same thing. Nor is it to anyone's [...] [...] emotion that's emotion, and then there's "emotion" that's "bitch just doesn't do what told, 'cause she thinks she knows better no matter what", which isn't the same thing, nor anything even remotely like the same thing. Nor is it to anyone's [...]

]]> http://trilema.com/2013/personal-exceptionalism/#comment-140995 The meta problem. on Trilema - A blog by Mircea Popescu. Tue, 07 Jan 2020 13:22:49 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=48214#comment-140995 [...] no reason you should be worried about any of it. You're not stupid nor are you fat. You're special. Category: Gandesc, deci gandesc Comments feed : RSS 2.0. Leave your own comment below, or [...] [...] no reason you should be worried about any of it. You're not stupid nor are you fat. You're special. Category: Gandesc, deci gandesc Comments feed : RSS 2.0. Leave your own comment below, or [...]

]]> http://trilema.com/2013/personal-exceptionalism/#comment-140659 Between the hammer and the anvil... on Trilema - A blog by Mircea Popescu. Tue, 07 Jan 2020 13:00:28 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=48214#comment-140659 [...] important. The Internets are full to the brim with idiots who, on the basis of little more than personal exceptionalism, grant themselves imaginary certificates of achievement. Guess what : it doesn't matter that you [...] [...] important. The Internets are full to the brim with idiots who, on the basis of little more than personal exceptionalism, grant themselves imaginary certificates of achievement. Guess what : it doesn't matter that you [...]

]]> http://trilema.com/2013/personal-exceptionalism/#comment-93700 Vexare Tue, 25 Jun 2013 17:56:32 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=48214#comment-93700 And believing that you matter/are worthy/value doesn't make you believe in the uniqueness of your t-shirt? And believing that you matter/are worthy/value doesn't make you believe in the uniqueness of your t-shirt?

]]> http://trilema.com/2013/personal-exceptionalism/#comment-93699 Mircea Popescu Tue, 25 Jun 2013 17:44:21 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=48214#comment-93699 No. Ego is the proposition that one matters, which is a distinct (and ulterior) problem. No. Ego is the proposition that one matters, which is a distinct (and ulterior) problem.

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