Surely this is extreme authenticity? No, it isn’t.

In reality, the egotist is just as inauthentic as all those types I have already listed. The egotist creates a false world with only one person in it. How does he do this? By discounting the needs, opinions and views of others and focusing entirely on his own. Since such a world is impossible — no one, however self-centered, can survive without the help of other people — egotists have to manage their communication and conceal their intentions."

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