Natalie Wynn (Contrapoints) mentioned Cringeworthy by Melissa Dahl 2 times

All of these responses illustrate exactly what writer Melissa Dahl says in her book "Cringeworthy: A Theory of Awkwardness". According to Dahl, "The moments that make us cringe are when we're yanked out "of our own perspective, and we can suddenly "see ourselves from somebody else's point of view."

— Natalie Wynn (Contrapoints)

In that book we started with, "Cringeworthy", Melissa Dahl advocates not self-love, or self-hate, but what she calls "Self-indifference." She says, "Self-indifference is the relief "of realizing that you are simply not that big a deal." So yeah, I was cringey in the past, and I'm still pretty cringey now. But you know what? Everyone else is pretty cringey too.

— Natalie Wynn (Contrapoints)