Yeah, I think it is about that, and I also think that that practice of justifying why you think you're above criticism... I think that's part of it. I think it's one of the many aspects of this that feels good but then has severely diminishing returns after the honeymoon phase, resulting in a thing where people who get over it just stop …
Yeah, I think it is about that, and I also think that that practice of justifying why you think you're above criticism... I think that's part of it. I think it's one of the many aspects of this that feels good but then has severely diminishing returns after the honeymoon phase, resulting in a thing where people who get over it just stop posting about it and are in turn replaced by more people in the honeymoon phase who want to post about it.
I think there is a revolving door but there are a number of people who need the validation so much that they grasp it very tightly and it becomes their identity.
Yeah, I think it is about that, and I also think that that practice of justifying why you think you're above criticism... I think that's part of it. I think it's one of the many aspects of this that feels good but then has severely diminishing returns after the honeymoon phase, resulting in a thing where people who get over it just stop posting about it and are in turn replaced by more people in the honeymoon phase who want to post about it.
I think there is a revolving door but there are a number of people who need the validation so much that they grasp it very tightly and it becomes their identity.