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Originally Posted by inBOIL
Isn't it just as easy to feed the ego by being different from the herd? You can stand out by saying "look at me! I'm a special little snowflake because I don't have debt like the rest of you!" The same base desire to feed the ego can be sated by acting responsibly. Or is this just an attempt to fit in/keep up?
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Yeah, you are right. Anytime you think you are better than other people because you aren't like the rest of them, or because you are, it is still the ego. Ha, I feel like a dork because I'm basically writing about the things I read in "A New Earth" by Eckhart Tolle :/