This ultimately results in a tension in contrasting pairs such as forced banality vs. a romantic scale on the outside and constructional pragmatism vs. "heroic" exaggerated construction on the inside.

这在人们的观念里最终导致了在对比中的一个矛盾，例如被迫的平庸与外部浪漫主义的尺度的相对以及构造上的实用主义与内部“英雄般”夸张的建造物的相对。

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Stage Two is the "Undisciplined Pursuit of More" in which an exaggerated sense of confidence arises from hubris, and leaders chase growth, scale, expansion, acclaim etc. as markers of success.

第二阶段就是“盲目追求数量”。 在此阶段，自大催生出极度膨胀的自信，领导者们追逐增长、规模、扩张和喝彩，并以此标榜自己的成功。

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