#e-go — Public Fediverse posts

@keith

Indeed. Sundar's gonna Sundar, and like @lauren said, even if it puts Google into the position of IBM and Nazi Germany. Fascists gonna fash, I guess.

I'm waiting to see whether Apple will bend the knee, now that the admin has admitted to Trump contacting them "directly" to pressure them. [1]

If MapQuest holds the line, as reported, I will be mightily impressed with them.

Oh, and I signed an order this morning changing my street name to "Donald Trump is a Pedophile Place". Thank you for your attention to this matter.

[1] Likely translates as "whine about it and threaten them".

#USPol #LakeOntario #MangoMussolini #ego

Swamp naming the lake-
#TrumpAndEpstein #TrumpAndHarp #Ego #Canada

From@antondelost on instagram

Behind the scene of recording of Everything's Falling album

#AntonDelost #EverythingsFalling #ThewarningRockBand #Ego

#MissKittyRaw When you have no higher authority than your #Ego of course you become an #Idiot. If people didn't really believe that then we never would have made #Universities. This bozo listens to anything that runs between its ears and considers it to be the truth. Godless #GOP. Ignorant.

‘So much fringe science’: RFK ...

A quotation from Douglas Adams

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experiences of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.

Douglas Adams (1952–2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
Last Chance to See, ch. 4 (1990) [with Mark Carwardine]

More about this quote: wist.info/adams-douglas/1461/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #douglasadams #lastchancetosee #communication #education #ego #experience #humancondition #humannature #humanity #learning #pride #stubbornness #willfulignorance

That #surrender shit, that kill the fucking #ego thing, that don't come easy. That's what was making me sick because I am the monster. Just like you. I made my own horror movie. The #Imagination is no trivial power. It can torture a soul interminably. It was two things making me sick.

:bluebirdroll: Hay gente que no escucha lo que le estás diciendo, escucha lo que necesita para seguir teniendo razón.
Puedes explicarte, dar ejemplos, incluso ponerle un croquis con dibujitos, que si aceptar lo que dices implica reconocer que se han equivocado, ya puedes ir recogiendo los papeles.

Y no siempre es orgullo.
A veces es miedo, inseguridad o esa necesidad absurda de no quedar por debajo de nadie.

El problema es que cuando convertir cada conversación en una batalla importa más que entender al otro, acabas ganando discusiones y perdiendo personas.

Porque tener razón está muy bien.
Pero entenderse, de vez en cuando, tampoco debería parecer una derrota.

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#reflexiones #psicologia #relaciones #personas #ego #comunicacion #vidacotidiana

A quotation from Samuel Johnson

The vanity of being known to be trusted with a secret, is generally one of the chief motives to disclose it; for however absurd it may be thought to boast an honour by an act which shows that it was conferred without merit, yet most men seem rather inclined to confess the want of virtue than of importance, and more1 show their influence, though at the expense of their probity, than glide through lift with no other pleasure than the private consciousness of fidelity; which, while it is preserved, must be without praise, except from the single person who tries and knows it.

Samuel Johnson (1709–1784) English writer, lexicographer, critic
Essay (1750-05-01), The Rambler, No. 13

More about this quote: wist.info/johnson-samuel/2153/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #samueljohnson #boasting #ego #importance #pride #probity #promisekeeping #secret #trust #trustworthiness #vanity #virtue

A quotation from Josh Billings

I never knu a man to brag ov hiz munny, or hiz pedigree, who had enny thing else worth bragging about.
 
[I never knew a man to brag of his money, or his pedigree, who had anything else worth bragging about.]

Josh Billings (1818–1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1877-10 (1877 ed.)

More about this quote: wist.info/billings-josh/85536/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #joshbillings #ancestry #braggart #bragging #ego #lineage #money #pedigree #praiseworthiness #pride #value #wealth #worth #worthiness

Sois ce que tu es

https://dandanjean.com/2026/08/20/sois-ce-que-tu-es-2/

#books
#some
#ego
Elämä kiertyy nykyisin vahvasti yksilön itsensä ympärille: Ihmisen pitää olla kiinnostunut ensisijaisesti omasta itsestään. Hänen velvollisuutensa on tuoda itseään esille ja kerätä tykkäyksiä.

Nuorten mielenterveyden haasteet ovat räjähtäneet käsiin, ja julkisen tilan on täyttänyt toistensa päälle huutavien riitapukarien kuoro, mikä on tehnyt yhteistyöstä vaikeaa.

Psykologian professori (em.) Liisa Keltikangas- Järvinen on yksi luetuimmista tietokirjailijoistamme.

1/2 - From the land of golden ballrooms

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"He is our everything!"

A hard-wire requirement for any terrific #cult leader or devotee.

"We all live for him, die for him..."
And it's all make-believe, magic, to Sir.

#TrumpVirus #malignant #narcissism #TrumpEpsteinFiles #Natalie #war #ego

Anyone appointed by #Trump is almost as bad as him. His #ego can’t stand anyone as bad as him. He has to be “best” at everything. At least in his own mind.

#trumpregime #corruption #incompetence

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/16/marco-rubio-power-peace-world-us-diplomat

Oof. We got an opinion over here. Someone posted an opinion! Check it out: https://fastfrwrd.info/blog/the-lefts-masc-presenting-bullies/

About the #left and #male #bullies

How do we practice advancing our agendas without hurting feelings and dragging momentum down?

#opinion #oped #FastfrwrdIsNotSayingThis #men #mansplaining #purity #perfection #green #climate #climateChange #climateCrisis #environment #planet #earth #pachamama #man #opensource #eco #masc #ego #hubris #superiority

El paraíso de hierro de Doctor Doom

El peligro de cambiar nuestra libertad y nuestra voluntad a cambio de una falsa promesa de orden absoluto

Cuando pensamos en el villano Doctor Doom la mayoría se queda con la imagen superficial de un genio con armadura de metal que busca conquistar el mundo por simple maldad. Sin embargo el verdadero terror que esconde este personaje de historieta va mucho más allá de sus poderes y se encuentra en su faceta como gobernante de una pequeña nación llamada Latveria. En ese lugar no existe el hambre ni la pobreza y las calles gozan de una seguridad perfecta que cualquier gran ciudad del mundo real envidiaría de inmediato. El gran problema que pocos alcanzan a notar es el precio invisible pero destructivo que los ciudadanos deben pagar por vivir en ese supuesto paraíso y que consiste básicamente en entregar su alma su voluntad y su derecho a pensar.

Desde la perspectiva de la conducta humana este personaje representa el perfil del dictador totalitario que camufla su obsesión de control bajo la promesa de cuidar a los demás. Debido a los traumas y pérdidas que sufrió durante su infancia su mente desarrolló un pánico extremo al desorden y a la incertidumbre. Para calmar ese miedo interno necesita que absolutamente todo a su alrededor funcione exactamente como él quiere y ve el libre albedrío de las personas como una amenaza directa. Para este líder dejar que los ciudadanos elijan por sí mismos es darles la oportunidad de equivocarse y crear caos por lo que prefiere anular la identidad de su pueblo tratándolo como si fuera un ejército de robots que debe obedecer sin chistar.

Esta dinámica psicológica nos muestra que la supuesta bondad de estos perfiles es en realidad una trampa de manipulación sumamente peligrosa. No se trata de un líder que busque el bienestar de su gente por amor sino de un ego enfermo que exige adoración obligatoria y que utiliza el orden social como una herramienta para validar su propia superioridad. Quien se atreve a cuestionar sus decisiones o a expresar una idea diferente no solo es castigado sino que es borrado por completo del sistema, históricamente no dista mucho de los dictadores reales de América Latina o de Europa Qué han existido y aún existen.
Analizar a este personaje de cómic nos invita a reflexionar sobre cómo algunas relaciones o estructuras poderosas nos ofrecen protección y estabilidad económica pero con la condición oculta de arrebatarnos nuestra libertad de decidir recordándonos que un entorno seguro no vale nada si dejamos de ser dueños de nuestra propia vida.

M. P., MSc. en Psicología Clínica

#Psicologia #DoctorDoom #Marvel #SaludMental #ConductaHumana #Libertad #Ego #Política

After #Trump leaves office... perhaps his successor(s) will take the following ideas and remove his obscene gilding and recycle the gold into useful humanitarian aid.

#Government #Waste #Greed #Ego #Help #Aid #News #USA #UN #Corruption #Recycle #Reuse

https://barnabasgold.com/how-to-remove-gold-leaf/

A quotation from Gracian

Take care not to attain victories over your superior. — All conquest is detested, and to conquer your master is either a folly or a calamity. All superiority is abominated; how much more superiority over superiority.
 
[Excusar victorias del patrón. Todo vencimiento es odioso, y del dueño, o necio, o fatal. Siempre la superioridad fue aborrecida, cuanto más de la misma superioridad.]

Baltasar Gracián y Morales (1601-1658) Spanish Jesuit priest, writer, philosopher
The Art of Worldly Wisdom [Oráculo Manual y Arte de Prudencia], § 7 (1647) [tr. Duff (1877)]

More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/gracian-y-morales-ba…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #gracian #baltasargracian #boss #defeat #ego #pride #selfdefeating #superior #victory

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Qué manía con confundir la humildad con andar pidiendo perdón por existir o hacerse el pobrecito.

Al final, estar todo el día mirándose el ombligo para ver si uno parece lo suficientemente humilde es la misma trampa de siempre: puro ego disfrazado de modestia.
Humildad es quitarse del medio, centrarse en lo que toca y dejarse de pamplinas y postureos morales.

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#humildad #reflexion #ego #realidad

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#meme #void #ego #silence

A quotation from Eric Hoffer

The fiercest fanatics are often selfish people who were forced, by innate shortcomings or external circumstances, to lose faith in their own selves. They separate the excellent instrument of their selfishness from their ineffectual selves and attach it to the service of some holy cause. And though it be a faith of love and humility they adopt, they can be neither loving nor humble.

Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements, Part 2, ch. 7, § 38 (2.7.38) (1951)

More about this quote: wist.info/hoffer-eric/67490/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #erichoffer #cause #devotion #ego #faith #fanaticism #fanatics #fierceness #holywar #selfishness #service #truebelievers

A quotation from Edward R. Murrow

The politician in my country seeks votes, affection and respect, in that order. This is not unique or surprising. […] The politician of necessity leads an isolated life, so far as his colleagues are concerned, because most of them are his rivals. Many of them are men of undoubted charm, ability and incredible energy, and yet too often they lack purpose or appetite for anything beyond their own careers. With few notable exceptions, they are simply men who want to be loved.

Edward R. Murrow (1908-1965) American journalist
Speech (1959-10-19), “Television and Politics,” British Association Granada Lectures, London Guildhall

More about this quote: wist.info/murrow-edward-r/5470…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #edwardrmurrow #ego #insecurity #isolation #loneliness #love #neediness #neediness #politician

A quotation from Thomas More

The senate has a standing rule never to discuss a matter on the same day when it was first introduced; all new business is deferred to the next meeting. They do this so that a man will not blurt out the first thought that occurs to him, and then devote all his energies to defending those foolish impulses, instead of considering impartially the public good. They know that some men would rather jeopardize the welfare of the state than admit to having been heedless and shortsighted — so perverse and preposterous is their sense of pride. They should have had enough foresight at the beginning to speak with prudence rather than haste.
 
[Quin id quoque moris habet senatus, ut nihil, quo die primum proponitur, eodem disputetur. sed in sequentem senatum differatur, ne quis ubi quod in buccam primum uenerit, temere effutierit, ea potius excogitet postea, quibus decreta tueatur sua, quam quae ex reipublicae usu sint. malitque salutis publicae, quam opinionis de se iacturam facere, peruerso quodam ac praepostero pudore, ne initio parum prospexisse uideatur. Cui prospiciendum initio fuit, ut consulto potius, quam cito loqueretur.]

Thomas More (1478-1535) English lawyer, social philosopher, statesman, humanist, Christian martyr
Utopia, Book 2, ch. 3 “Of Their Magistrates” (1518 ed.) [tr. Adams (1992 ed.)]

More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/more-thomas/85255/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #thomasmore #utopia #retraction #blurting #consideration #debate #deliberation #ego #error #firstimpression #hastiness #position #pride #prudence #reconsideration #congress #parliament

A quotation from Ambrose Bierce

ERR, v.i. To believe or act in a way contrary to my beliefs and actions.

Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Err,” “Devil’s Dictionary” column, San Francisco Wasp (1884-05-24)

More about this quote: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/85250…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #ambrosebierce #devilsdictionary #arrogance #belief #disagreement #ego #error #perspective #presumption #rightandwrong #selfrighteousness

The ego doesn't mind you finding peace.
It just wants to take all the credit.

#peace #mind #ego #credit #ACIM

A quotation from Doctor Who

   DOCTOR: Ah! (shows her an odd device) Eureka! Do you know what that is?
   LEELA: You ask me so that you can tell me.
   DOCTOR: That’s right.

Doctor Who (1963-1989) British science fiction television series, original run (BBC)
14×06 “The Talons of Weng-Chiang,” Part 5 (1977-03-26) [w. Robert Holmes]

More about this quote: wist.info/doctor-who-1963/8522…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #doctorwho #fourthdoctor #TalonsOfWengChiang #answer #cleverness #ego #question #setup #showingoff #telling