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The Raising Of Narcissists

It’s a trite concept, for sure, but how true is it?

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Ted Bauer
Jul 19, 2024
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I think the word “narcissism” has had some scope creep in the last five years, and some people I see writing + doing videos will use the term to denote almost anything they don’t like, whereas in fact “narcissism” has a set definition. It’s not perfectly set and there is some semantic wiggle room, but just because some guy is an asshole in a gym TikTok …

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