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 @Max_P94 and
Maybe this wasn't always true, but if you are on this website in the year 2021 and you see someone who really really likes the word "narcissist" and uses it a lot (to the point of shortening it to "narc") then they absolutely do have a Theory of Human Nature they mean by it
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Replying to @arthur_affect @Max_P94 and
It’s used far more generally now. Had 1st hand experience of a diagnosed malignant narcissist who went to counselling we read DSM-5. Our friendship didn’t end well he was a monster. You become experienced at spotting them eg Donald I use for anti mask/vaxxers instead of selfish
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Replying to @arthur_affect @Max_P94 and
The latter part of the tweet I hope I agree it’s probably laziness. I didn’t even know what a malignant narcissist was until I experienced the lies, charm, self harm, addictions & evil cruelty when they didn’t get their way for myself. That was tough.
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Replying to @Gavarnos @arthur_affect and
I have to wonder how it is you manage providing this dramatic a demonstration without noticing (The whole tweet; but I assume Arthur’s on that.)
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