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imesh | 5 years ago

Our neighbor started doing this with my dad. My dad was a school teacher and didn't have any sort of content to plagiarize. The man started buying the same clothing as my father, the same surfboard, same car, dyed his hair the same color and got the same haircut, got fake glasses in the same style and even started copying his mannerisms. It was bizarre. We moved shortly after it started for unrelated reasons but it was pretty terrifying as a young kid.

Interestingly enough, he was a PHD student.

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fnord77|5 years ago

I bet PhD programs attract narcissists like flies to ...

In a way, a PhD could be seen as the ultimate intellectual validation.

moksly|5 years ago

A tip to get rid of an annoying neighbour perhaps? :p