Send us a text A missed title at a conference shouldn’t spark a crisis of identity—yet for Elena, a decorated senior research fellow, it did. We follow that sharp sting and instant correction to uncover a deeper pattern: when confidence depends on credentials, minor slights can feel like existential threats. Using a vivid case from Aponte’s “The Mask of Credentials,” we explore how ego maintenance becomes brittle, how vulnerable narcissism hides behind quiet competence, and why the chase for ...
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Send us a text A missed title at a conference shouldn’t spark a crisis of identity—yet for Elena, a decorated senior research fellow, it did. We follow that sharp sting and instant correction to uncover a deeper pattern: when confidence depends on credentials, minor slights can feel like existential threats. Using a vivid case from Aponte’s “The Mask of Credentials,” we explore how ego maintenance becomes brittle, how vulnerable narcissism hides behind quiet competence, and why the chase for ...
What Makes Ordinary People Capable of Extraordinary Cruelty?
Thinking 2 Think
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3 months ago
What Makes Ordinary People Capable of Extraordinary Cruelty?
Send us a text The Stanford Prison Experiment reveals how ordinary people transform under situational power, challenging our understanding of good versus evil. • Philip Zimbardo's childhood in the South Bronx shaped his interest in how good people do bad things • 24 normal college students were randomly assigned as guards or prisoners in a basement "prison" at Stanford • Guards quickly embraced authority, implementing degradation rituals and psychological domination • The experiment shows th...
Thinking 2 Think
Send us a text A missed title at a conference shouldn’t spark a crisis of identity—yet for Elena, a decorated senior research fellow, it did. We follow that sharp sting and instant correction to uncover a deeper pattern: when confidence depends on credentials, minor slights can feel like existential threats. Using a vivid case from Aponte’s “The Mask of Credentials,” we explore how ego maintenance becomes brittle, how vulnerable narcissism hides behind quiet competence, and why the chase for ...
