Narcissism Of Small Differences

We tend to argue the most with those whom we agree with the most, and obsessively debate the tiniest of differences rather than recognise that we agree on the big picture.

The phrase "the narcissism of small differences" is attributed to Freud. I chanced upon comments on Dave Winer stuff at w4.evectors.it

Alan Kay said "narcissism is a personality disorder," quoted at archive.scripting.com .

When you have focussed on some abnormality, blood pressure goes up and up. Take a break and consider the possibility that Its Not That Important. Just Let It Be. Let Hot Pages Cool if it is a wiki thing.

Then you can avoid an Edit War.


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