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edit: I totally misread this. Sorry about that. The rest of the comment just included for context I feel like this comment and the one it's replying to perfect

edit: I totally misread this. Sorry about that. The rest of the comment just included for context I feel like this comment and the one it's replying to perfectly articulates the real problem. Vaccination has gotten pulled into the web of politically charged topics. Even just a few years ago the anti vac sentiments didn't really have a home, but now we quickly default to litigating literally the culture war. I know you're replying to someone who brought the wider issues into it, but narcissism is definitely not at the root of a desire to have more people vaccinated.

toomuchtodo 5y ago
> but narcissism is definitely not at the root of a desire to have more people vaccinated. Correct, and I didn't think that's what my comment implied. I argue it's the root cause of why people won't get vaccinated, and why they push back, on taxes, vaccines, cancel culture, seat belt laws, and gun buying restrictions as enumerated by GP. Fragile egos, a grandiose sense of self-importance, believing they are special, and a lack of empathy, high level. There's a reason I linked to the Signs and Symptoms of that wikipedia page.
- space_fountain 5y ago
  Whoops, sorry about that, I'll edit my comment to note I just was totally misreading you. I feel like narcissism is often a claim leveled against the more identify politics parts of the left and I went from there
  - toomuchtodo 5y ago
    No worries, conveying ideas in this medium can be challenging and fraught with peril.