Reddit reviews The Dynamics of Human Communication: A Laboratory Approach

>One interesting way of looking at ourselves is in terms of the groups we are trying to impress.

>We feel responsible for doing and saying those things which receive approval (or disapproval) from a combination of people looking at us, not only those present, but also those out of the past, and possibly those we anticipate in our future.

Mind = blown. I've seen people talk about this on /r/raisedbynarcissists, where their actions are influenced by parents when there's no longer any good reason to be influenced by them, but I hadn't thought about it in a broader sense.

I'll check out the book. The Amazon listing is funny:

> 1 New from $2,432.64 | 29 Used from $1.48

I guess the bots are still at it!