#selfimportance — Public Fediverse posts

It's critical to remember there is a difference between being sure of one's self and arrogant. Acting self-important hurts not only yourself and your imagine, but damages those around you. Everyone will be better with less self-importance in the world. #selfimportance #selfconfidence #arrogance #imagine #life

A quotation from Richard Steele

Methinks a Man cannot, without a secret Satisfaction, consider the Glory of the present Age, which will shine as bright as any other in the History of Mankind. It is still big with great Events, and has already produced Changes and Revolutions which will be as much admired by Posterity, as any that have happened in the Days of our Fathers, or in the old Times before them.

Richard Steele (1672-1729) Irish writer and politician
Essay (1710-02-06), The Tatler, No. 130

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A quotation from Richard Steele

Methinks a Man cannot, without a secret Satisfaction, consider the Glory of the present Age, which will shine as bright as any other in the History of Mankind. It is still big with great Events, and has already produced Changes and Revolutions which will be as much admired by Posterity, as any that have happened in the Days of our Fathers, or in the old Times before them.

Richard Steele (1672-1729) Irish writer and politician
Essay (1710-02-06), The Tatler, No. 130

More about this quote: wist.info/steele-richard/21470…

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A quotation from Richard Steele

Methinks a Man cannot, without a secret Satisfaction, consider the Glory of the present Age, which will shine as bright as any other in the History of Mankind. It is still big with great Events, and has already produced Changes and Revolutions which will be as much admired by Posterity, as any that have happened in the Days of our Fathers, or in the old Times before them.

Richard Steele (1672-1729) Irish writer and politician
Essay (1710-02-06), The Tatler, No. 130

More about this quote: wist.info/steele-richard/21470…

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A quotation from Richard Steele

Methinks a Man cannot, without a secret Satisfaction, consider the Glory of the present Age, which will shine as bright as any other in the History of Mankind. It is still big with great Events, and has already produced Changes and Revolutions which will be as much admired by Posterity, as any that have happened in the Days of our Fathers, or in the old Times before them.

Richard Steele (1672-1729) Irish writer and politician
Essay (1710-02-06), The Tatler, No. 130

More about this quote: wist.info/steele-richard/21470…

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A quotation from Cicero

For men ought not to be so elated by the dignity of the affairs which they have undertaken to manage, as to have no regard to their ease; nor ought they to dwell with fondness on any sort of ease which is inconsistent with dignity.
 
[Neque enim rerum gerendarum dignitate homines ecferri ita convenit ut otio non prospiciant, neque ullum amplexari otium quod abhorreat a dignitate.]

Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher
Pro Sestio [For Publius Sestius], ch. 45 / sec. 98 (56-02 BC) [tr. Yonge (1891)]

More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/cicero-marcus-tulliu…

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🎵 Ah yes, because the world desperately needed *another* ambient music site to help you pretend you're productive while scrolling through cat videos. 🙄 Good luck achieving "deep work" when you're busy basking in the glow of your own self-importance. 💻✨
https://ambientmusic.com/ #ambientmusic #productivity #catvideos #deepwork #selfimportance #HackerNews #ngated

Brendan's dramatic exit from Intel is less a swan song and more a kazoo solo 🎺. Packed with more self-referential links than a Wikipedia wormhole, this blog post is a testament to his own inflated sense of importance 🚀. One can't help but wonder if anyone is truly listening, or if he's just shouting into the digital void 📡.
https://www.brendangregg.com/blog//2025-12-05/leaving-intel.html #BrendanIntelExit #kazooSolo #selfImportance #digitalVoid #HackerNews #HackerNews #ngated

Self-importance can be detrimental, leading to damaged relationships, isolation, and various mental health issues. It is associated with arrogance, a lack of empathy, and an unwillingness to admit fault or learn from others. Stop the damage by opening up eyes and seeing the result. #selfimportance #life #damage

🎩 Ah yes, another tech blog drowning in self-importance, this time whining about Google's latest play. Ever heard of sideloading? 🎢 Apparently, it's the hill to die on when you've got nothing better to write about. 🤦‍♂️
https://f-droid.org/2025/10/28/sideloading.html #techblog #drama #sideloading #Google #issues #selfimportance #HackerNews #ngated

🚀 Another day, another self-important tech bro sermonizing about "saving the day" with the most cringeworthy hack imaginable. 🙄 Apparently, racking up technical debt is the new hero's journey. Spoiler: if it's labeled "best worst," maybe it's just... bad? 👏
https://jeffersonheard.ghost.io/the-best-worst-hack-that-saved-our-bacon/ #techbro #cringe #selfimportance #technicaldebt #badideas #herojourney #HackerNews #ngated

A quotation from Hazlitt

The least pain in our little finger gives more concern and uneasiness than the destruction of millions of our fellow beings.

William Hazlitt (1778-1830) English writer
Essay (1829-10), “American Literature — Dr. Channing,” Edinburgh Review, Vol. 50, No. 99, Art. 7

More info about this quote: wist.info/hazlitt-william/1423…

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A quotation from Bertrand Russell

These illustrations suggest four general maxims, which will prove an adequate preventative of persecution mania if their truth is sufficiently realized. The first is: remember that your motives are not always as altruistic as they seem to yourself. The second is: Don’t overestimate your own merits. The third is: don’t expect others to take as much interest in you as you do yourself. And the fourth is: don’t imagine that most people give enough thought to you to have any desire to persecute you.

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Conquest of Happiness, Part 1, ch. 8 “Persecution Mania” (1930)

More info about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/788…

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A quotation from The Bible

   Jesus also told this parable to people who were sure of their own goodness and despised everybody else. “Once there were two men who went up to the Temple to pray: one was a Pharisee, the other a tax collector.
   “The Pharisee stood apart by himself and prayed, ‘I thank you, God, that I am not greedy, dishonest, or an adulterer, like everybody else. I thank you that I am not like that tax collector over there. I fast two days a week, and I give you one tenth of all my income.’
   “But the tax collector stood at a distance and would not even raise his face to heaven, but beat on his breast and said, ‘God, have pity on me, a sinner!’
   “I tell you,” said Jesus, “the tax collector, and not the Pharisee, was in the right with God when he went home. For those who make themselves great will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be made great.”
 
   [Εἶπεν δὲ καὶ πρός τινας τοὺς πεποιθότας ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτοῖς ὅτι εἰσὶν δίκαιοι καὶ ἐξουθενοῦντας τοὺς λοιποὺς τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην· Ἄνθρωποι δύο ἀνέβησαν εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν προσεύξασθαι, ὁ εἷς Φαρισαῖος καὶ ὁ ἕτερος τελώνης.
   ὁ Φαρισαῖος σταθεὶς πρὸς ἑαυτὸν ταῦτα προσηύχετο, Ὁ θεός, εὐχαριστῶ σοι ὅτι οὐκ εἰμὶ ὥσπερ οἱ λοιποὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ἅρπαγες, ἄδικοι, μοιχοί, ἢ καὶ ὡς οὗτος ὁ τελώνης· νηστεύω δὶς τοῦ σαββάτου, ἀποδεκατῶ πάντα ὅσα κτῶμαι.
   ὁ δὲ τελώνης μακρόθεν ἑστὼς οὐκ ἤθελεν οὐδὲ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς ἐπᾶραι εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν, ἀλλ᾽ ἔτυπτεν τὸ στῆθος αὐτοῦ λέγων, Ὁ θεός, ἱλάσθητί μοι τῷ ἁμαρτωλῷ.
   λέγω ὑμῖν, κατέβη οὗτος δεδικαιωμένος εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ παρ᾽ ἐκεῖνον· ὅτι πᾶς ὁ ὑψῶν ἑαυτὸν ταπεινωθήσεται, ὁ δὲ ταπεινῶν ἑαυτὸν ὑψωθήσεται.]

The Bible (The New Testament) (AD 1st - 2nd C) Christian sacred scripture
Luke 18: 9-14, “The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector” [GNT (1992 ed.)]

Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/bible-nt/35493/

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A quotation from The Bible

   When he noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. “When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, do not sit down at the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited by your host, and the host who invited both of you may come and say to you, ‘Give this person your place,’ and then in disgrace you would start to take the lowest place.
   “But when you are invited, go and sit down at the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher’; then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you.
   “For all who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
 
   [Ἔλεγεν δὲ πρὸς τοὺς κεκλημένους παραβολήν, ἐπέχων πῶς τὰς πρωτοκλισίας ἐξελέγοντο, λέγων πρὸς αὐτούς, Ὅταν κληθῇς ὑπό τινος εἰς γάμους, μὴ κατακλιθῇς εἰς τὴν πρωτοκλισίαν, μήποτε ἐντιμότερός σου ᾖ κεκλημένος ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐλθὼν ὁ σὲ καὶ αὐτὸν καλέσας ἐρεῖ σοι, Δὸς τούτῳ τόπον, καὶ τότε ἄρξῃ μετὰ αἰσχύνης τὸν ἔσχατον τόπον κατέχειν.
   ἀλλ᾽ ὅταν κληθῇς, πορευθεὶς ἀνάπεσε εἰς τὸν ἔσχατον τόπον, ἵνα ὅταν ἔλθῃ ὁ κεκληκώς σε ἐρεῖ σοι, Φίλε, προσανάβηθι ἀνώτερον· τότε ἔσται σοι δόξα ἐνώπιον πάντων τῶν συνανακειμένων σοι.
   ὅτι πᾶς ὁ ὑψῶν ἑαυτὸν ταπεινωθήσεται, καὶ ὁ ταπεινῶν ἑαυτὸν ὑψωθήσεται.]

The Bible (The New Testament) (AD 1st - 2nd C) Christian sacred scripture
Luke 14: 7-11 (Jesus) [NRSV (2021 ed.)]

Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/bible-nt/13303/

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🚀🤡 Behold, the tale of the Grugbrained CEO: once a science dude with a pile of shiny rocks, now the glorified babysitter of other grugs who actually do stuff. 📈💼 Meanwhile, our hero contemplates the meaning of shiny rocks and tries not to trip over his own self-importance. 😂✨
https://www.sam-rodriques.com/post/the-grugbrained-ceo #GrugbrainedCEO #ScienceDude #ShinyRocks #SelfImportance #TechHumor #HackerNews #ngated

Ah yes, another #groundbreaking #revelation from the esteemed wizards of academia: apparently, patches are the new tokens. 🙄🔍 In a thrilling twist, the Byte Latent Transformer promises to scale better, presumably until it topples over under the weight of its own self-importance. 🎩📚
https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.09871 #academia #ByteLatentTransformer #techinnovation #selfimportance #scalability #HackerNews #ngated

The quiet mirror of meditation reflects what we truly are—beyond title, beyond form. Those whose identities are built on towers of self-importance will always fear this reflection, preferring the comforting distortion of their own creation.

@meditation
@consciousliving

#Meditation #SelfReflection #TrueSelf #Identity #SelfImportance #TMGcommunity

The quiet mirror of meditation reflects what we truly are—beyond title, beyond form. Those whose identities are built on towers of self-importance will always fear this reflection, preferring the comforting distortion of their own creation.

@meditation
@consciousliving

#Meditation #SelfReflection #TrueSelf #Identity #SelfImportance #TMGcommunity

The quiet mirror of meditation reflects what we truly are—beyond title, beyond form. Those whose identities are built on towers of self-importance will always fear this reflection, preferring the comforting distortion of their own creation.

@meditation
@consciousliving

#Meditation #SelfReflection #TrueSelf #Identity #SelfImportance #TMGcommunity

The quiet mirror of meditation reflects what we truly are—beyond title, beyond form. Those whose identities are built on towers of self-importance will always fear this reflection, preferring the comforting distortion of their own creation.

@meditation
@consciousliving

#Meditation #SelfReflection #TrueSelf #Identity #SelfImportance #TMGcommunity

The quiet mirror of meditation reflects what we truly are—beyond title, beyond form. Those whose identities are built on towers of self-importance will always fear this reflection, preferring the comforting distortion of their own creation.

@meditation
@consciousliving

#Meditation #SelfReflection #TrueSelf #Identity #SelfImportance #TMGcommunity

A quotation from Josh Billings

How menny people thare iz whoze importance depends entirely upon the size ov their hotel bills.
 
[How many people there are whose importance depends entirely upon the size of their hotel bills.]

Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Everybody’s Friend, Or; Josh Billing’s Encyclopedia and Proverbial Philosophy of Wit and Humor, ch. 156 “Affurisms: Embers on the Harth” (1874)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/billings-josh/76159/

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🤦‍♂️ Behold the grand tale of a digital boomerang: setting up a netcat loop to beep at you while achieving absolutely nothing of significance. 🙄 It's the tech equivalent of yelling into the void, only to be embraced by the deafening sound of your own self-importance. 🎉
https://susam.net/hn-bell.html #digitalboomerang #netcatloop #selfimportance #techhumor #pointlessactivities #HackerNews #ngated

A quotation from Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Sr.:

«
Apologizing. — A very desperate habit, — one that is rarely cured. Apology is only egotism wrong side out. Nine times out of ten, the first thing a man’s companion knows of his shortcoming is from his apology. It is mighty presumptuous on your part to suppose your small failu …
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/holmes-sr-oliver-wendell/26117/

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A quotation from Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Sr.:

«
Apologizing. — A very desperate habit, — one that is rarely cured. Apology is only egotism wrong side out. Nine times out of ten, the first thing a man’s companion knows of his shortcoming is from his apology. It is mighty presumptuous on your part to suppose your small failu …
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/holmes-sr-oliver-wendell/26117/

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A quotation from Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Sr.:

«
Apologizing. — A very desperate habit, — one that is rarely cured. Apology is only egotism wrong side out. Nine times out of ten, the first thing a man’s companion knows of his shortcoming is from his apology. It is mighty presumptuous on your part to suppose your small failu …
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/holmes-sr-oliver-wendell/26117/

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A quotation from Colton, Charles Caleb:

«
A harmless hilarity and a buoyant cheerfulness are not infrequent concomitants of genius; and we are never more deceived than when we mistake gravity for greatness, solemnity for science, and pomposity for erudition.
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/colton-charles-caleb/34647/

#quote #quotes #quotation #cheer #creativity #genius #goodhumor #gravity #greatness #meme #pomposity #selfimportance #seriousness #solemnity

This #humor #selfimportance

The solution to being cash-rich and time-poor is not a private jet. It is to spread the cash around a bit more.

If you don't have enough time to do your work, here are two environment-friendly time machines: delegation and job-shares.

#PrivateJet #SelfImportance #ClimateCrisis

https://news.sky.com/story/the-climate-crisis-is-putting-private-jet-users-on-the-defensive-13067899