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Re:Ask HN: Why Do We Act Like Elon Musk Is Super-Man? by stefantalpalaru on Wednesday July 01, 2015 @11:28AM (#9812469)
> I wish there was a name for this cognitive failure, because I see it all the time and it really deserves its own name.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_of_personality

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Re:Ask HN: Why Do We Act Like Elon Musk Is Super-Man? by ForHackernews on Wednesday July 01, 2015 @11:30AM (#9812490)
Also the (largely discredited) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Man_theory
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