@fmf saidThe narcissistic ideology is protected and reinforced by:
Is persisting with counter-productive advocacy a narcissistic mistake?
Or can advocacy be a form of narcissism wherein how "productive" it is is irrelevant?
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it”
Matt. 7:13–14
When the proponent is “one of the few” who has “found it” it is a short walk to a “read it and weep” attitude. “It” being all the other nasty stuff they also believe.
18 Oct 22
@fmf saidIMHO 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.
Is persisting with counter-productive advocacy a narcissistic mistake?
Or can advocacy be a form of narcissism wherein how "productive" it is is irrelevant?
@mchill saidPersisting with counter-productive advocacy is always a mistake, regardless of whether narcissistic overtones are present or not
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.
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?
19 Oct 22
@fmf saidAssuming 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?
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?
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.