As mentioned elsewhere, the behaviour which some--but not all--describe as egotistic is--imo--designed to provide those who exhibit such behaviour with a sense of significance or an increased sense of significance. Attempting to do so by comparative means, relative means, such as needing to be more than, richer than , more noticeable than, etc. Doing so produces artificial differentials between folk with often destructive consequences I think. I believe that loving compassion is the only true and fulfilling way of transfer of significance one to another. petex
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