[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  John LeFevre [@JohnLeFevre](/creator/twitter/JohnLeFevre) on x 180.1K followers Created: 2025-07-18 21:00:10 UTC If you're perplexed as to why most journalists seem unwavering in their delusion and fanaticism, it's helpful to understand that they: - come from relative privilege - are overeducated and unaccomplished - conflate / derive self-importance and power from the more important people they write about, and the institutions they work for - use intellectual snobbery, socially-approved hierarchies, and merit badges (diplomas) as a crutch - insulate themselves in a bubble of like-minded people who they rely on for validation and approval - feel underpaid in expensive cities - delude themselves into thinking they all have a bestseller in their head They have massive chips on their shoulders, which breeds contempt, bitterness, resentment, and dishonesty. XXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [delusion](/topic/delusion) [Post Link](https://x.com/JohnLeFevre/status/1946314074037350550)
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John LeFevre @JohnLeFevre on x 180.1K followers
Created: 2025-07-18 21:00:10 UTC
If you're perplexed as to why most journalists seem unwavering in their delusion and fanaticism, it's helpful to understand that they:
- come from relative privilege
- are overeducated and unaccomplished
- conflate / derive self-importance and power from the more important people they write about, and the institutions they work for
- use intellectual snobbery, socially-approved hierarchies, and merit badges (diplomas) as a crutch
- insulate themselves in a bubble of like-minded people who they rely on for validation and approval
- feel underpaid in expensive cities
- delude themselves into thinking they all have a bestseller in their head
They have massive chips on their shoulders, which breeds contempt, bitterness, resentment, and dishonesty.
XXXXXX engagements
Related Topics delusion