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bucolic_frolic

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1. The hierarchical structure of our society enabled this

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Mon Jun 9, 2025, 09:26 AM

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There weren't so many narcissists back in the 1950s and 60s. They were merely self-centered, or power hungry, or rich recluses. Hughes, Nixon, moguls. Now they're everywhere, TV, sports, business, politics. Seems no reality exists that can reign them in.

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How narcissism became everyone's obsession [View all] marmar Yesterday OP

The hierarchical structure of our society enabled this bucolic_frolic Yesterday #1

The Mountainhead dweller Yesterday #2

Narcissism became a popular simplistic insult as part of wider trend GreatGazoo Yesterday #3