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Starving: Getting along with others is, of course, a natural impulse. But it is also a high-wire act

21 mins | May 28, 2017
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Getting along with others is, of course, a natural impulse. But it is also a high-wire act. The risk is that you might not be able to distinguish your sense of self from your longing to be admired. One of the reasons I have avoided Facebook is that I can sense the software has been coded to nurture precisely these sorts of anxieties.

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