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Originally Posted by oats
I think that's fair. it's true for pretty much any physical possession or behavior. People who own New Era hats, guns, shop at Whole Foods, etc, all do these things to propagate an image.
in my defense: my house is too small to have people really come over and show off. but maybe I'm just trying to propagate a self-image for my personal sense of worth?
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I feel you. I would imagine to you like to be seen reading or walking with books to imply you read?
Probably a little. I think intellectualls initially want people to know. Like their form of sports or art.
We have to chasten ourselves of this I would say. I read for my imaginations stimulation. I read for the morphogenesis of my locus of control into a more internal state from an external one.
I guess we should always question our motives is all. Maybe we are the same. Maybe you are better.