The desire to understand correctly is lust for power.

The feeling of wanting others to have “what you consider to be the correct interpretation” is lust for power, since it means “to control the condition of others to suit oneself.”

Although it is difficult to separate this from desire to achieve when that misunderstanding of others is an obstacle to the accomplishment of your project, It would be lust for power to point out the mistakes of random strangers on the internet who are not at all obstacles to your project.

relevance - Don’t persuade people you don’t need to persuade. - Desire to be understood


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