I think there are better definitions that more precisely define certain traits: Jerk -- that view that you are surrounded by idiots, don't have anything worth

I think there are better definitions that more precisely define certain traits: Jerk -- that view that you are surrounded by idiots, don't have anything worth saying, and does not deserve respect. See: https://aeon.co/essays/so-you-re-surrounded-by-idiots-guess-who-the-real-jerk-is https://aeon.co/essays/so-you-re-surrounded-by-idiots-guess-... Asshole -- a kind of disconnection with relating to other people, by being "untouchable" by the feelings and concerns of other people. Paradoxically, there is often a great yearning to connect inspite of that isolation. The best book I have seen on this subject is specific to the masculine archetypes, in the book, Trickster, Magician, and the Grieving Man by Glen Mavis. People with Borderline Personality Disorder can get confused for narcissism. The way to differentiate is that people with BPD have an incredible fear of being rejected or abandoned.