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Post 1:
"I would argue that mild to moderate narcissism is a very good thing at that some level of it is necessary for success
1) high self esteem and secure self image
2) love of self
3) high ego ie, desiring status, glamour, comfort, luxury and money
4) ambition
5) self first, others second = less hastle taking care of your own needs
6) high confidence in self and abilities
pursueing a career in entrepreneurship or performance would be almost impossible without at least a low level of narcissism. I mean, those with altruistic lifestyles, low self esteem, low ego or low self confidence usually don't get a whole lot done. "
I would argue that your post has 0 science in it, but 100% conjecture based on.... your own opinion. In fact, you ignore actual science done by actual scientists, in favor of.... your own opinion. Perhaps it is a form of opposite-irony that you are exhibiting the very same trait that you are talking about in a manner that is contrary to well, most everyone* else. *Small sampling error with a +/- percentage that coincides with the prevalence of narcissists to society.
Your list is 100% self-indulgent, but others have pointed it out already. I will simply focus on point #5, or as we on our tour shall now call it: Bingo.
The part in bold... I don't even know where to begin other than: what? the? fuck? Yes, Mother Theresa did absolutely nothing. Her "good works", much like the "moon landing" are pretty much just photoshopped propaganda.
Next on our tour:
"is there a test to see if you're narcissistic? I think I might be a little bit
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Narcissism may be one of the few disorders that people would find fun to have. That and "bi-winning."
On our right side you can see a herd of triceratops munching on jurassic plants that we conveniently haven't bothered to explain how we got them.
"I scored a 32 out of 40. average for americans is 15.
Your score for Authority is HIGH
Your score for Self-sufficiency is HIGH
Your score for Superiority is HIGH
Your score for Exhibitionism is HIGH
Your score for Exploitativeness is MEDIUM
Your score for Vanity is HIGH
Your score for Entitlement is HIGH
damn, maybe I'm a little more of a narcissist than I thought. in all honesty though, I didn't like a lot of the questions. I think my entitlement and exploitativeness are actualy extremely low
(I demand the best, but I don't want people to just give it to me. I take what I want), and my exhibitionism is probably a little lower. I also didn't how the questions pit you against everyone else.
I care about other people's best interests, but it's a choice between other people's best interest or my own, I'm taking care of my own no questions asked. being an objectivist does not make one a narcissist. similarly, I don't much want authority over people, but if they try to gain authority over me, I'm going to dominate their ass lol. also, I don't really expect anything of other people if they stay out of my way. all in all,
I think my scores should look more like this:
Authority MEDIUM-HIGH
Self-sufficiency is HIGH
Superiority is HIGH
Exhibitionism is MEDIUM-LOW
Exploitativeness is LOW
Vanity is HIGH
Entitlement is LOW "
So.... you take a test seeing where you fit into things on a narcissitic scale... and low and behold you find out that you are a narcissist and the first thing you do is complain about how the test isn't accurate because of XYZ and how you would personally score yourself.
Side note: true caring is putting others needs before your own. So saying "I care about other people's best interests, but it's a choice between other people's best interest or my own, I'm taking care of my own no questions asked" renders the concept of caring moot and invalid by your own definition.
If you are squeamish then I suggest that you look to the left side of your car because we are about to make a 25 lb goat appear magically to help feed an 8 ton T-Rex.
"took it again and got 28. this seems about where I would rate myself
Your score for Authority is HIGH
Your score for Self-sufficiency is MEDIUM
Your score for Superiority is HIGH
Your score for Exhibitionism is MEDIUM
Your score for Exploitativeness is MEDIUM
Your score for Vanity is HIGH
Your score for Entitlement is MEDIUM
I think my self sufficiency HIGH and my Entitlement is Low, but other than that, I think it was more accurate this time around "
Translation: Ah, I still didn't get quite the results I wanted... those pesky questions that figured out my entitlement needs!
Why even bother to take this test if you are just going to make up whatever answer you wanted? Ah yes, more attention and self-indulgance.
And the last item on our tour, because let's face it: time for pudding, is just up ahead. Please make sure to roll the windows of the car up so that the poisonous dinosaurs don't spit at you, causing irreversible blindness as they pull out your entrails to feast on.
"I don't particularly care one way or the other. that being said, I think anyone with anyone with high confidence and high self esteem would probably score much high than 15 on this test. "
Can you direct me to the polling place where presidents, CEO's, moms, dads, gymnasts, bunnies, non-sociopathic serial killers, all put their 2 cents in to give you this golden nugget of truth?
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