• owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca
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    9 days ago

    I expect the causation is the other way around. Someone with a fragile ego may become narcissistic to protect themselves.

    • shalafi@lemmy.world
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      9 days ago

      Jesus. I wonder if that’s what happened to my mother. Never understood how her two siblings were so smart and successful and she was, frankly, a dipshit. Being the youngest and clearly the dumbest must have had an impact.