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Which one is a better choice?

In my view, specialist betrays society by wounding his own ego.

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In my view, specialist betrays society through/via wounding his own ego.

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The first one is better. The main difference between these two prepositions is, "by" is mostly used when referring to a means of something while "through" is used in relation to a process. In this case the sentence refers to the means of something, so it is more suited.

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Via is definitely inappropriate; it means by way of in the context of making a journey.

I'm not quite sure what your sentence means, but I think by feels more idiomatic than through.

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