atw: Re: Humbled
- From: "Matthew da Silva" <mdasilva@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 12:10:47 +1000
Humbleness can provide a utilitarian good, ie provide a masking effect
that will benefit the individual who deploys this narrative in this way.
Being perceived as 'humble' reduces one's susceptibility to attack from
outside.
In real terms, however, it is unlikely that the person is actually
humble, especially if being required to 'step up to a new level'. Under
these conditions, 'real' humbleness will probably be more of a liability
than anything else.
IMHO ;)
From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Petersen
Sent: Tuesday, 9 September 2008 11:27 AM
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: Re: Humbled
Maybe they've been eating humble pie (Kim Beazley's favourite meal).
;-)
Kathy Bowman wrote:
Have you noticed that every sports star these days is 'humbled' when
they achieve a milestone or receive an award? Has the meaning of this
word changed? I'm not sure what they mean when they say it, and I
suspect they don't know either.
Hmmm, I hope this is not sour grapes because my team (Port Adelaide) did
not make it to the finals this year!
cheers
Kath
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