The Ego Debate

Ego is the biggest enemy of humans.

This was the meme I saw on Facebook and LinkedIn yesterday. This didn’t sit well with me so I looked up the definition of ego: noun a person's sense of self-esteem or self-importance.

Vocabulary.com describes this about ego: Poor ego, it gets such a bad rap, being so often confused with "megalomania" and "vanity" and all kinds of other nasty things, but strictly speaking it is only a psychological term popularized by Freud meaning the conscious (as opposed to the unconscious) mind, or the awareness of one's own identity and existence.

Definition of megalomania is obsession with the exercise of power, especially in the domination of others. Delusion about one's own power or importance (typically as a symptom of manic or paranoid disorder).

Definition of vanity is excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance or achievements.

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