DM

“An unchecked ego essentially becomes a hyper sense of separation. You become more and more a fragment in your own experience. People around you are seen as others. Relating to people becomes difficult. the "other" people are most seen as different from you when they are your enemies. Your sense of separation drives you to try to secure as much as possible for yourself. You need to be better then the others! Where the sense of connection to the world around you should be, there is an emptiness. This can lead to trying to find yourself in the material world through relationships, consumerism, or drugs.”
― DM