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More on Ego Boundaries and Social Media

Matt Williams asked a good question about Ego Boundaries.

What is ego boundaries, and when do you know that you have crossed them?

Here’s my answer, Matt.

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Learning about the ego is directly related to how we socialize. And socializing online is integral, of course, to social media. So I’ll answer your ego boundary question first, then talk for a sec about how that relates back to when you to check yours in the context of social media.

First, an aside:

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Social Media, Ego Boundaries and (a little) Revolver

People’s need to protect their own egos knows no bounds. They will lie, cheat, steal, kill, do whatever it takes to maintain what we call ego boundaries.

Dr. Andrew Samuels
Professor of Analytical Psychooogy, University of Essex

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Recently I wrote that there is only one true power of social media.

Before that I said that the simple secret to social media is understanding that it’s about relationships, and that fixing, founding or forgetting a relationship with solve the majority of problems you have with social media.

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