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nydwracu comments on Cognitive Biases due to a Narcissistic Parent, Illustrated by HPMOR Quotations - Less Wrong Discussion

11 Post author: Algernoq 24 May 2014 07:25PM

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Comment author: [deleted] 25 May 2014 12:06:44AM 3 points [-]

I strongly suspect that most people who enjoyed HPMOR had parents who strongly encouraged them to learn as much as possible.

There's an important difference between "strongly encouraged to learn as much as possible because the parents believe knowledge is an important good" and "strongly encouraged to learn as much as possible in order for the child to become a machine that generates ego- and status-boosts for the parents" -- the form arising from "having a narcissistic parent who seeks validation through the child’s academic achievements."

Comment author: Algernoq 25 May 2014 01:26:56AM 1 point [-]

Good point -- that is an important difference, and I'm glad many readers were in the former group.