The reason, I\’ll warrant, is that the male distribution of ego has a right tail that stretches far into the horizon.
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I always remember one of my economics professors’ comment on Krugman: “His ego is not amongst the smaller items in the solar system.”
Or the joke that goes – “How does an [insert preferred nationality here] man commit suicide? He climbs on top of his ego and jumps off.”
I remember an old professor of my acquaintance declaring “I have invented a new unit – that of overconfidence – it will be called the (to spare the gentleman’s blushes) the “X”… The normal unit of measure will be the microX.”
I always remember one of my economics professors’ comment on Krugman: “His ego is not amongst the smaller items in the solar system.”
Or the joke that goes – “How does an [insert preferred nationality here] man commit suicide? He climbs on top of his ego and jumps off.”
I remember an old professor of my acquaintance declaring “I have invented a new unit – that of overconfidence – it will be called the (to spare the gentleman’s blushes) the “X”… The normal unit of measure will be the microX.”