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Is counter-productive advocacy narcissistic?

Is counter-productive advocacy narcissistic?

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Is persisting with counter-productive advocacy a narcissistic mistake?

Or can advocacy be a form of narcissism wherein how "productive" it is is irrelevant?

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@fmf said
Is persisting with counter-productive advocacy a narcissistic mistake?

Or can advocacy be a form of narcissism wherein how "productive" it is is irrelevant?
IMHO Persisting with counter-productive advocacy is always a mistake, regardless of whether narcissistic overtones are present or not, and while all this seems reasonable, the definition of what's counter-productive can be very difficult to pin down.

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@mchill said
IMHO Persisting with counter-productive advocacy is always a mistake, regardless of whether narcissistic overtones are present or not, and while all this seems reasonable, the definition of what's counter-productive can be very difficult to pin down.
Persisting with counter-productive advocacy is always a mistake, regardless of whether narcissistic overtones are present or not

Assuming the advocate realizes the advocacy is alienating people rather than drawing them in, what else might the cause of the mistake be if not narcissism?


@fmf said
Persisting with counter-productive advocacy is always a mistake, regardless of whether narcissistic overtones are present or not

Assuming the advocate realizes the advocacy is alienating people rather than drawing them in, what else might the cause of the mistake be if not narcissism?
Assuming the advocate realizes the advocacy is alienating people rather than drawing them in, what else might the cause of the mistake be if not narcissism?

The cause might be an innocent mistake such as a habit of talking too much or bouncing from one subject to another in an attempt to keep a lagging conversation going in a social setting. Counter-productive advocacy is a mistake, no doubt, but its cause is not necessarily a sinister or ego driven one.