Hero Worship on C.CUI's Loghttps://cuicaihao.github.io/tags/hero-worship/Recent content in Hero Worship on C.CUI's LogHugoen-AUWed, 02 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +1000Creating Gods Gives Hope, Destroying Them Gives Self-Esteem: Behind the "Deification" and "Reversal" of Public Figureshttps://cuicaihao.github.io/posts/2026-09-02-creating-gods-gives-hope-destroying-them-gives-self-esteem/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +1000https://cuicaihao.github.io/posts/2026-09-02-creating-gods-gives-hope-destroying-them-gives-self-esteem/Starting from the “god-making” and “god-destroying” surrounding public figures like Wei Dongyi, this post explores how people over-infer complete personas from limited facts and swiftly pivot to total negation when idealized images crack. It further analyzes how social anxiety, self-esteem compensation, recommendation algorithms, and generative AI amplify this projection, arguing that true demystification means partially updating judgments based on new evidence rather than wholesale rejection.