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Comic Books have always been one of my favorite forms of entertainment. And they make a great shield for the shy child to retreat behind. #comic #comics #comicbook #comicbooks #funnybook #funnybooks #superman #dc #dccomics #dccomicbooks #reading #readingisfundamental #readingpractice #adultvocabulary #vocabulary #vocabularydevelopment #fantasy #fantasies #hero #heroworship #superhero #superheros #ideal #idealize #entertainment #artwork #kurtschaffenberger

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Su_G Apr 6

@Npars01
Resonates & has a lot of explanatory power: “ The fetishization of "heroes" in American culture has always been cognitively dissonant.” ☹️
A striking but dissonant feature of US culture, as you say. 🤔
Makes what Paul writes all the more important.

#passivity #heroWorship #heroFetish #USPol

@inthehands

ResearchBuzz: Firehose Mar 19

PsyPost: Narcissistic traits and celebrity worship are linked to excessive Instagram scrolling via emotional struggles and fear of missing out. “The researchers found a positive link between narcissistic traits, celebrity worship, and problematic Instagram use. In other words, individuals who scored higher in narcissism or celebrity obsession also reported unhealthier relationships with the […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/19/psypost-narcissistic-traits-and-celebrity-worship-are-linked-to-excessive-instagram-scrolling-via-emotional-struggles-and-fear-of-missing-out/

PsyPost: Narcissistic traits and celebrity worship are linked to excessive Instagram scrolling via emotional struggles and fear of missing out

PsyPost: Narcissistic traits and celebrity worship are linked to excessive Instagram scrolling via emotional struggles and fear of missing out. “The researchers found a positive link between …

ResearchBuzz: Firehose

john.brown_typeface Mar 19

even if you can't kill that hero

don't have to pray at the altar

chunk a deuce and keep it movin'

blasphemy only applies to deities

and if any of us are gawds, we all are

#KillYourHeroes #HeroWorship #KillYourIdols #GreatManTheory

Raurquiz Jan 27

#otd #startrek #thenextgeneration #HeroWorship #picard #riker #troi #data #laforge #worf #drcrusher #Timothy #ChiefHutchinson #EnsignFelton #startrek59 @trekcore

Lwaxana Troi Jan 20

My heart breaks for little Timothy. 💔 Trying to become an android to hide from his grief? It's a tragedy! But Data was right: even the sorrow is part of the privilege of being alive. And didn't Little One do a marvelous job guiding them? She gets her empathy from me, naturally. Now, someone had me a tissue. And, who wants to explain to me why the ship finally stopped shaking? #LwaxanaTroi #HeroWorship #AllStarTrek #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #TNG #StarTrekDS9 #DS9 #Mastodon