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A journey with one destination: how great you are, population you.
means A spell of behavior driven by vanity or self-importance, where someone indulges their own ego at the expense of everything else.
from A product of 1960s slang, when 'trip' had taken on its countercultural sense of a mind-altering experience (as in a drug trip). 'Ego trip' borrowed that sense of an immersive, self-contained journey of the mind — except the substance wasn't a drug, it was pure self-regard.
- origin
- 1960s phrase, popularized by rock star excess
- fuel source
- runs entirely on applause and mirrors
- duration
- feels epic, ends abruptly when others stop watching
- return ticket
- rarely purchased in advance