Narcissus
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CORE DEFINITION
A beautiful youth fell in love with his own reflection in the water, and ultimately withered and died because he could not leave it, transforming into a narcissus flower. It is not merely narcissism, but a cognitive closure—mistaking one's own projection for a real other.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
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A fable of the echo chamber. When we are only willing to see information that agrees with our views (the reflection), we are Narcissus. This obsession with 'self-projection' cuts off connection with the real world, leading to spiritual death.
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Narcissus loved his reflection in the water to death, symbolizing cognitive closure: mistaking self-projection for a real other. In information terms, it is an 'echo chamber'—only seeing information that agrees with oneself (the reflection), cutting off connection with the real world, leading to intellectual rigidity.
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