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<p>Well, yes, but people can be ‘proud’ of different things. One can be as proud of sitting 48 straight in a chair as someone can be proud of solving a global economic crisis. It depends on the person’s own valuation of the things important to him – what you might consider an achievement can be nothing for someone else, and vice-versa. </p>
<p>As for standing up against tyrant, you seem to equate feeling of being worthy of standing up against tyrant with the feeling of self-worth which can be related to virtually anything. I don’t think that being ‘proud’/feeling self-worthe because of achieving level 59 in Warcraft/sitting in a chair 48 hours straight/blowing 17 bubbles in a row/etc. will somehow influence my capability of ‘standing up against tyrant’. I, for example, would counter the ‘tyrant’ because I see that my basic human rights are being oppressed, and that if I don’t start some kind of revolt or other type of opposition, I, and other people, can DIE. And I don’t really want to die (I can list you reasons for that, but that’s going to be pretty long, and no, they are not related to satisfying the ‘I am better’ instinct). I would start a movement against the tyrant regardless of how ‘proud’ of my video-game playing, basketball, social skills, etc. I am.</p>