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The narcissism of small differences

The narcissism of small differences is a term coined by Sigmund Freud in 1917, based on the earlier work of British anthropologist Ernest Crawley. The term describes the manner in which our negative feelings are sometimes directed at people who resemble us, while we take pride in the “small differences” that distinguish us from them.

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    Every feeling I’ve ever had can be chalked up to either this, schadenfreude, “reverse-schadenfreude,” or some...
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    This is basically the most important concept I’ve ever learned about.
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