Like the whole thing about the word "narcissist" is that, on the superficial level, it's *not* a term of abuse It's not like saying "asshole" or "motherfucker" or "piece of shit" or just "jerk" It has an air of clinical detachment to it, of objectivity
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Replying to @arthur_affect @viveka and
It does not have either of those things in common usage. It’s used exactly the same way ‘asshole’ and ‘motherfucker’ are
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Lol no If someone cuts you off in traffic your first impulse is not to scream "You delusional narcissist!"
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Replying to @arthur_affect @viveka and
It might not be an expletive but there’s no context where it’s ever anything but an insult
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Yes, and in reality that's how the word "obese" is used too I am explaining exactly why I think it's a *worse* insult because it's a *stealth* insult
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Replying to @arthur_affect @viveka and
‘Obese’ has a ton of use as a clinical term in the mainstream though. ‘Narcissist’ is not and has never been a stealth insult in any imaginable way. It’s purely an insult in every context outside the DSM5
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It is, at the very least, a word with a very different tone from "asshole" It *purports* to be an objective description of someone's attitude or behavior
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Replying to @arthur_affect @viveka and
Yeah it’s a descriptive insult but lots of insults are descriptive. They’re still just insults.
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Okay I'm straight up telling you bluntly then that you're wrong
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Replying to @arthur_affect @viveka and
This must be an Ohio thing then because this is a completely alien perspective to me
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Replying to @arthur_affect @viveka and
‘Narcissist’ as an insult predates the invention of psychology by centuries though.
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Yeah so what The word "nice" used to mean "small"
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