I think the whole ego thing is a bit murky and depends on how you define it. I see a strong ego as being different than a big ego in that a strong ego is important to have in order to hold our integrity-especially when navigating psychedelic headspace. This might be why there were so many burnouts after the 60's, they all sought to kill the ego instead of befriending it and making it a thing of their own creation. To me a big ego is rigid, not spontaneous, and tends to gets stuck in all sorts of fixed ideas along with usually holding onto some sort of exaggerated self-image. It strives to control things it cannot and this often leads to pessimism, negativity, and anger, since it cannot let go. A strong ego, again by my definition, remains flexible and open to admitting inadequacy while flowing with the wind of life..just me thinking outloud