Carol A BrownSpecial" knowledge gives them a sense of power, control, status and/or monetary gain. For some, the need to belong is so powerfulthat they choose to ignore the fact that the power they think are wielding actually controls, manipulates, and abuses them.
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"Special" knowledge gives them a sense of power, control, status and/or monetary gain. For some, the need to belong is so powerful that they choose to ignore the fact that the power they think are wielding actually controls, manipulates, and abuses them. This quote describes the realizations of those who have "special" knowledge. Because these people think they know something about something, they feel like they’re in control of it all. They may not be rationalizing their own position of power, but they do convince themselves that they’re doing all of this for good reasons.
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