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One thing about narcissism is it’s terrible AND ALSO horribly annoying / pretentious. I agree with the commenter’s below point that narcissism is definitely no
by Bucephalus355 9y ago
One thing about narcissism is it’s terrible AND ALSO horribly annoying / pretentious.
I agree with the commenter’s below point that narcissism is definitely not the root of all evil. I don’t think Germany or Japan qualified as narcissistic society by any means before and during WWII (where there was lots of sublimating yourself for the state).
That being said, there is just something sooooo pretentious about narcissism I am driven to hate it while also being curiously fascinated with it. I sometimes wonder if I’m part of the problem in that case.
Regardless, this is why I subscribe to these subreddits:
- https://www.reddit.com/r/iamverysmart https://www.reddit.com/r/iamverysmart
- https://www.reddit.com/r/ihavesex https://www.reddit.com/r/ihavesex
- trentmb 9y agoI can't help but feel narcissism is a requirement to participate in any subreddit devoted to making fun of people.
- Bucephalus355 9y agoHonestly I can see that / what you mean. That being said, I think narcissism is like a memento mori with death. It’s something you need to remind yourself of daily to keep you humble. Those subreddits can be used for bad / ego-pumping purposes, but I’d like to think it’s 1). a reminder to be careful what we say and screen it for narcissistic detachment from reality and 2). a bit of fun in the same vein as late-night talk-show comedy (which is usually some form of trash-talking whichever ppl were involved in the events of the day).
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- philwelch 9y agoGermany, Italy, and Soviet Russia, at the very least, suffered from the narcissism of their respective dictators.
- buttcoinslol 9y agoDon't forget Salazar and Franco in Portugal and Spain, respectively.