{"id":4817,"date":"2024-04-05T17:35:11","date_gmt":"2024-04-06T00:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/juliafriedman.org\/?p=4817"},"modified":"2024-04-05T17:38:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-06T00:38:02","slug":"i-me-mine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juliafriedman.org\/?p=4817","title":{"rendered":"I Me Mine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/quillette.com\/2024\/03\/30\/narcissism-stop-oil-julia-friedman-christopher-lasch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/juliafriedman.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-05-at-5.06.27-PM-400x434.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juliafriedman.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-05-at-5.06.27-PM-400x434.png 400w, https:\/\/juliafriedman.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-05-at-5.06.27-PM-768x832.png 768w, https:\/\/juliafriedman.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-05-at-5.06.27-PM.png 858w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/quillette.com\/2024\/03\/30\/narcissism-stop-oil-julia-friedman-christopher-lasch\/\">article <\/a>published in <em>Quillette<\/em> is a cautionary tale about what happens when while looking at a painting one only sees their own reflection. 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