There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man…

Twetch ·

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.
—Ernest Hemingway
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Twetch ·

Why does the preoccupation of superiority even matter!

Twetch ·

Nature has equipped you with a sense of superiority because it matters.
It is fundamental to ones social status which in turn feeds back in to ones self-esteem.
As a normal course of being, one should fluctuate between superiority and inferiority dependant on the environment and company.
To have no sense of superiority or inferiority makes you a robot.
Over indulgence in either direction as we know can lead to a problematic personality.
Use your sense of superiority and inferiority to your advantage in terms of enhancing your situational awareness.