Status Anxiety

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The human tendency to worry about what others think of us. According to the philosopher Alain de Botton we are ‘afflicted by  a congenital uncertainty as to our own value‘.  (Status Anxiety, Penguin 2003).

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About Sean O'Conaill

Retired teacher of high school history and author. Now editing here and on acireland.ie - and campaigning for immediate implementation of Article 37 of Vatican II's 'Lumen Gentium'. A fuller profile can be found at 'About / Author' from the navigation menu above.