'Ego is a structure that is erected by a neurotic individual who is a member of a neurotic culture against the facts of the matter. And culture, which we put on like an overcoat, is the collectivized consensus about what sort of neurotic behaviors are acceptable.'

Terence McKenna

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Yeah, great, but when is something ego and when is it simply pushing back against the bullshit of others?