To test that hypothesis, Dr Gino and her colleagues ran the experiment again, this time including a test meant to detect self-alienation.

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It remained possible, however, that it was the sense of self-alienation which was normal, and that believing you were wearing designer glasses made you more at ease with yourself.

ECONOMIST: Morality

What makes these two different is that their alienation turned into a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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It is a miserable existence which can sap energy and self-confidence, it can lead to exclusion from mainstream society and ordinary pursuits, to alienation and to marginalisation.

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