Well, whats the purpose of the ego?

Or the inflated ego, as the case may be..

Or as in a case mentioned above, the self-righteous "counter ego", if you will.

Why would someone take on that delusional projection?

So this, the way I would see it, is someones everyday mentality, being transferred into their approach in the gym.

A perfect example being, as mentioned, the feeling of being "above" being able to take on someone else's teaching.

Or in some cases, attempting to "teach" someone else, in an effort to effectively condescend to them, and thus elevate one's own sense of themselves.

Well, I'm sure it takes many forms; but again, it's a means to what end exactly?


One would imagine it's an effort to elevate ones social status perhaps?

The way they are viewed and regarded among their peers?

To elevate their status/attempt to make them more desirable, among the opposite sex?

And how does it do this?
Effectively others "buying into" the delusional projection of the inflated ego..

For example, I don't know what you'd call them; the "bad boys", swaggering about town.

What is it that makes these guys tough?
Are they very good fighters or something?

I believe it's others effectively "buying into", or being duped into, in effect, the projection of "toughness" or being intimidated by their demeanor, and that feedback of intimidation serves to provide the instigator with a feeling of power perhaps?

Thus feeding their ego, but by false means.

And perhaps when that's the priority, to feed the ego, as oppose to attaining then genuine feeling of achievement, through actual achievement, or whatever else; or using that projection as a means to achieve what is desired, then our motives and thusly our actions, become mis-balanced.

And an example of thus is the fight above.
Where the initially winning fighter, by his own admission, wanted, not for his own sense of personal satisfaction, to win the bout, but rather for the pleasure the ego would take in the adoration he would receive for the win.

This was his downfall.

How can we eliminate this from being a motive and thus benefit from the resulting positive gains?


Does any of that make any sense? :)