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> Higher scores on prestige-seeking were associated with narcissistic extraversion and extraversion more generally, while the dominance aspects were strongly a
by romaaeterna 7y ago
> Higher scores on prestige-seeking were associated with narcissistic extraversion and extraversion more generally, while the dominance aspects were strongly associated with narcissistic antagonism (a willingness to exploit others for personal gains), and related to lower conscientiousness, agreeableness and openness.
This is terribly interesting, especially if you've read Haidt. It means that every political argument on the internet will naturally split up into left-associated "virtue signalers" and right-associated "trolls."
- 12xo 7y agoOr end up in the basin of Godwin's law...
- mcguire 7y agoAre the trolls not virtue signalling in their own community? The interesting part is that there is no place for honest beliefs or serious discussion on any side of any argument on the Internet.
- romaaeterna 7y agoI think rather that it's not possible in any large group. Reasonable people are drowned out by the highly motivated people.
- StuffedParrot 7y agoThese are only two traits measured leaving many who correlate to neither. I am hardly well versed in the jargon discussed here to speak authoritatively, but more than half the variance is unaccounted for. An outsized effect for sure, but not the whole effect, and not even the largest single factor.