What’s the difference between a narcissist and a person with healthy self-esteem?
What you find with narcissists is that they think they are better looking, smarter, more special than everyone else, but they don’t think they are more caring than others or more compassionate. People with self-esteem may think they are a little better looking, a little smarter, but they’re also moral and compassionate. That empathy for others is one of the big distinctions between the two. You write, “The narcissism epidemic is important because its long-term consequences are destructive to society.” How so? Where to start? Narcissism has negative effects on relationships. They become shallow, short-term, exploitative and self-serving. Narcissism is a negative in terms of materialism. Narcissism is linked to risk-taking and white-collar crime. It’s very corrosive to relationships. Why are narcissists more likely to be involved in white-collar crime? What you are doing with narcissism is trying to make yourself look good and be powerful, and be seen that way by others. But you don’t re
