My last three posts have explored various self-promoting behaviors and how people build reputations and coerce trust by drawing attention to themselves, usually by bragging about their abilities and successes, basking in their positive connections, or cutting themselves off from people and events that might threaten that positive image. This last brief post in this series on self-promotion is about an unexpected yet common tactic: when self-loathing is self-promotion.
So very helpful. Thank you, Wade, for giving words to these destructive, deceptive, and manipulative tactics.