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This makes me wonder, what if there's actually a narcissism crisis disguised as a mental health crisis?



There are those who think the USA in particular has a narcissism crisis (and some data to back it up).

https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2017/06/28/a-rise-in-narci...

I would say that from the outside, it's really very clear that America has become more narcissistic over the last 35-40 years, but I think there's also evidence of a reckoning -- of a younger culture beginning to mix more self-effacement in with their self-expression.

I'd place the UK slightly lower on the scale of worsening narcissism, but I am sure other countries would observe it in us. Gen Z would seem to be getting tired of the whining over here, too.


Prior to the 2016 US election I heard with complete denial that the presidency is a reflection of the sum of our culture.

I was wrong.




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