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		dboreham on Aug 11, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Actual impostors don't get impostor syndrome Same as: people who suspect they have dementia, don't generally have dementia. People who suspect they may be a narcissist, are not a narcissist.

foobarbecue on Aug 11, 2021 [–]

Right. People who suspect they are a con-artist are not con-artists. However, I don't think it works for incompetence -- people who suspect they are incompetent may very well be incompetent.

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