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I can't find it but Scott Alexander had an essay where he laid out the hypothesis that some of the personality disorders (narcissism and BPD in particular) came
by golemotron 3y ago
I can't find it but Scott Alexander had an essay where he laid out the hypothesis that some of the personality disorders (narcissism and BPD in particular) came about through evolutionary selection. It's notable that the prevalence varies among the sexes.
- NavinF 3y agoWas it this one? https://slatestarcodex.com/2018/12/03/book-review-evolutionary-psychopathology/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2018/12/03/book-review-evolutiona...
- smt88 3y agoMy ex is a geneticist and used to talk about how evolution rewards rape in many situations, including early homo sapiens. My point is: it doesn't matter whether narcissism or BPD are useful mating strategies. It's slightly interesting in an anthropological sense, but it has no bearing on whether they should be considered disorders and treated as best we can.
- golemotron 3y agoIt can inform treatment options. NPD, unlike trauma initiated disorders, is not something that changes over one's life.
- type0 3y agoIt is a disorder if it brings chaos into normal life. Narcissism isn't the same as NPD