Humility: A Needed Balance

On early modern philosophers and online trolls

Tucker Lieberman

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There’s a self-defeating irony in declaring that you are humble and in judging that someone else is not.

“The ‘I,’ even just to say ‘I think,’ is a lit fuse…”

If you intend to be humble, there’s a tension in saying or drawing attention to any detail…

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Tucker Lieberman

Editor for Prism & Pen. Author of the novel "Most Famous Short Film of All Time." https://tuckerlieberman.com/