EGOTRIPPING!
Many discliplines say to kill your ego. We see people on here and celebs like Kanye West or Trump possessing a super sized Ego that makes one wonder how it must feel to be so damn sure of yourself that you can start acting like a Deity.
Constantly hyper aware of status and maintaining your sense of self is something perhaps I should pay attention to more. Some of the most mundane and normal people think that they are geniuses and some geniuses are so boring that maybe they should stop telling us for the millionth time that they are smart. Most people will pick up on your level of intelligence in a rather short amount of time or at least that is a pleasant way to view humanity. Plenty of people are normal with big Ego's and charisma that make them interesting and plenty of people are super smart and have the charisma of a robot. Having an ego doesn't make you a Narcissist or Sociopath but being a Narcissist or Sociopath usually means you have a really big fucking ego...... (I guess my exploration of Facebook yesterday left more of a boot print then was recognized at the time.)
Those always actively spouting off how detached they are and enlightened seem to at times sport the biggest egos of all. Think Gurus of all kinds in Spirituality and Crypto who often seem more charmed by their own numbers or reflections than about actual facts. People on here tell me they are scared to say certain numbers such as the low retention rate here on Steemit. They say they are nervous to also pipe up that they have a lot of achievements under their belts because whatever blowhard of the day will tell them that they are never going to be at whatever bullshit bar has been set.
I have an Ego. I decided I'll give it a pet name. Herbert is going to be what I call my ego. Herbert and I are going to go on a trip together and I'm gonna buy my Ego a Beer! Perhaps it's time I throw my hat in the ring on some things and flex my own brain a bit more because I certainly don't remotely talk about what I'm actually capable of. Maybe "Herbert" and I will just go about quietly doing things and saying almost nothing of it and maybe I already have.
Pixabay, MY BIG ASS EGO CAUGHT ON FILM! Being kind and trying to extend Olive Branches is harder to do then to just discard people like objects. This is YOUR trip on here :)