I only went through ego death one time on LSD, which gave me some work to do about my personality and life as well, but in the end it turned out to be the very best that could happen to me.
So, people condemning drugs, because of "reasons", just don't know what they are missing.
It's all in the usage, like with guns. Nobody has to use em, but if only used for (ethical) goodness, nobody would be afraid of them either.
How would we know if our ego is too strong and/or needs to be put in check?I suppose we only know after it has been put in check that it needed to have been put in check. Perhaps?
Strong egos can sometimes be helpful, depending upon what is being attempted to achieved.. and surely, there can be strategic deployment of ego - depending upon if a guy/gal might be trying to sell something to another person or to persuade them of something - of course, in working relations these matters can be helpful, such as: "how to win friends and influence people."
I would argue everyone should be forced to crash and burn against their will just so that they know they can be snuffed out much like "a candle in the wind".
A Lot of people simply work with the delusion that their will is all that matters in the world. The down side to doing this to everyone is at least 60% (a guess) all-ready know that they are fragile so you would be cruelly making them suffer the crush out of ego.
This is not to say that strong egos are bad. I often think of the miners trapped in a South American mine. and the very strong willed miner that kept the group together. Good movie. real story .
One of the best depictions a strong ego saving the day.