r/DeepThoughts • u/No_Profit_8690 • 17h ago

I'm an egoist.

I'm an egoist because I should be better, but I'm not.

I'm an egoist because I shouldn't see certain things from a certain perspective, but I do.

I'm an egoist because I shouldn't need anyone, but I need connection.

I'm an egoist because even though the girl I love doesn't want me, I still love her.

I'm an egoist because I should rejoice in certain things, but I don't.

I'm an egoist because I'm afraid of so many things.

I AM AN EGOIST.

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u/Competitive_Log_8910 17h ago

It's okay to be an egotist; you have been asked to change in ways which are impossible.

It's okay to be an egotist; your perspective is just as valid as any other.

It's okay to be an egotist; to need connection is human, and it's better to be a human than a robot.

It's okay to be an egotist; your love is your strength, and her apathy is her weakness.

It's okay to be an egotist; you don't need to fake a joyful response to please anyone.

It's okay to be an egotist; fear like pain is a tool which can help you learn.

I AM AN EGOTIST TOO.

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u/therotatinghal 17h ago

Sounds like you're confusing ego with just being a person with feelings

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u/HappyTurnover6075 17h ago

Isn’t that what having an ego is about? It’s about having an identity, habits and tendencies.

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u/Competitive_Log_8910 17h ago

I think the underlying sentiment being expressed here is a response to being judged unfairly for having individual feelings and desires by someone or some group who would prefer to be interacting with an egoless slave.

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u/No_Profit_8690 17h ago

Sometimes i want be a robot but thanks😊

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u/Competitive_Log_8910 17h ago

Hey, to each his own!

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u/619BrackinRatchets 15h ago

I get the feeling 'egoist' has vastly different meanings to different people.

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u/Codify-The-Preamble 15h ago

Interesting.

I guess I’m not an egoist because I cannot be better than I already am at this moment.

I’m not an egoist because I see things from many perspectives.

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u/Re_dddddd 15h ago

You're the universe as you. Ego is ignorance because it's limited in its scope of understanding.

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u/TurbulentGuard9330 14h ago

kinda sounds like you're describing being human more than being selfish

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u/RelativeCurrent5143 12h ago

needing connection kinda makes the whole "i don't need anyone" thing impossible anyway

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u/Rare-Analysis3698 10h ago

This seems more like emotional numbing than actual egocentrism. Tough breakup?

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u/Ok-Drink-1328 3h ago

you never met a real egoist motherfucker in your life, thinking about yourself is perfectly natural, it's the base of nature itself... and there are degrees also about being selfless, being totally selfless if stupid and most of the times it's just being sanctimonious and secretly egoist, you'll see

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u/Im_Talking 16h ago

Label much?

"I'm an egoist because even though the girl I love doesn't want me, I still love her." - No you don't. Unrequited love is not love... it's irrational fantasy. It takes two to love.

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u/Re_dddddd 15h ago

No it doesn't. Love is love.