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    • jlcipriani5 years ago

      The tricky part about this particular delusion is both that there is so much actual observation of one all the time - and that we are encouraged to be fascinated by ourselves as a sign of self-love and self-care. It’s not hard to see how mental illness could easily latch onto these phenomena.

      Is it super weird that I might watch a Truman Show-type show about a bipolar Olympic sailor?

      • bill
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        5 years ago

        Interesting thought, but I also see a big distinction between observation of self ("looking inward") and observation of others. The first one is a good thing. Like meditation. The second one is surveillance-y shit. Pretty inhumane. It makes people nuts.

        And I would be right there with you watching that Truman Show-type show about the Olympian. He needs to write a book! :P

        • jlcipriani5 years ago

          My point about the encouragement of even, "positive," absorption in oneself is that it can make it easy believe that others would be equally fascinated.

          • bill
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            5 years ago

            Oh wow - yes, totally! Powerful point!!

    • bill
      Top reader of all time
      5 years ago

      WOW. Bizarre. And strangely relatable.

      References to David Foster Wallace, Philip K Dick and James Joyce are always wonderful.