Quote by Robert Anton Wilson

Ego is a social fiction for which one person at a time gets all the blame.

Ego is a social fiction for which one person at a time gets

Summary

This quote suggests that the concept of ego, which refers to a person's sense of self-importance and individual identity, is a societal construct. It implies that society tends to attribute blame or scorn to individuals for displaying or prioritizing their ego. However, it highlights the idea that the concept of ego is not inherent to an individual, but rather a fabricated notion created by society. Ultimately, this viewpoint shifts the accountability onto society for constructing and perpetuating such blame.

Topics

Time

By Robert Anton Wilson

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

No man loveth God except the man who has first learned that

No man loveth God except the man who has first learned that God loves him.

Alexander Maclaren

Love Man

The door could not be heard slamming; they had probably left

The door could not be heard slamming; they had probably left it open, as is the custom in homes where a great misfortune has occurred.

Books Inspirational

When you shoot an arrow of truth, dip its point in honey

When you shoot an arrow of truth, dip its point in honey

Truth

what matters is not the enclosure of the work within a harmo

what matters is not the enclosure of the work within a harmonious figure, but the centrifugal force produced by it -- a plurality of language as a guarantee of a truth that is not merely partial.

Truth Authenticity Collaboration

The opportunity, number one, to work with Ang Lee is an amaz

The opportunity, number one, to work with Ang Lee is an amazing thing for me.

Amazing

The food here is terrible, and the portions are too small.

The food here is terrible, and the portions are too small.

Food

Once in high school, I completely over plucked my left eyebr

Once in high school, I completely over plucked my left eyebrow all the way up to where you're not supposed to. I had no idea what I was doing and it looked terrible! My mom was like 'What did you do to yourself?' I was so embarrassed.

Mom

People lend only to the rich.

People lend only to the rich.

Debt / Borrow / Loan

There are. intangible realities which float near us, formles

There are. intangible realities which float near us, formless and without words; realities which no one has thought out, and which are excluded for lack of interpreters.

Natalie Clifford Barney

Reality

Goodness, real goodness, has it's own sort of cruelty to it.

Goodness, real goodness, has it's own sort of cruelty to it.

Cassandra Clare

Goodness Cruelty Jem

There is no force so democratic as the force of an ideal.

There is no force so democratic as the force of an ideal.

Calvin Coolidge

Idealism

Populism is not a style, it's a people's rebellion against t

Populism is not a style, it's a people's rebellion against the iron grip that big corporations have on our country - including our economy, government, media, and environment.

Government