Brilliantly put. People in the west are told implicitly or explicitly, that they, as an individual are important. So they assume their ideas are both original and correct, because they are the main character. And people are taught that intelligence is an innate quality, something you’re born with, rather than a skill. So anyone who gets their ideas challenged will take it personally, as they see it as an attack on them, the important individual and on their intelligence.
Brilliantly put. People in the west are told implicitly or explicitly, that they, as an individual are important. So they assume their ideas are both original and correct, because they are the main character. And people are taught that intelligence is an innate quality, something you’re born with, rather than a skill. So anyone who gets their ideas challenged will take it personally, as they see it as an attack on them, the important individual and on their intelligence.