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STATUS: Does Our Need for It Explain ... Everything?

The Next Big Idea

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The Child Who Is Not Embraced by the Village Will Burn It Down to Feel Its Warmth

I was haunted by this proverb, the child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth. So often these kind of people who commit very evil acts are grandiose. They by their nature already feel entitled to a high level of status. I think for me, the story you tell of the young mother who became an anti-vaxxer was really helpful in trying to understand.

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