It entered pop culture in ancient Greek theater

Wes never said anything like

guys, don’t listen to this asshole

The hope comes from the fact that we all have some degree of narcissism. It’s an aspect of humanity. NPD is when a person’s narcissism gets so big and unruly that it controls them and ruins their life.

The reason this is hopeful is that our culture is full of exercises and practices designed to counteract and transcend narcissism.

Someone with NPD may have a lot more work to do, but the kind of work they need to do is just an extreme version of the kind of work we all need to do in order to keep that particular demon at bay.

When I was in college in the early 2000s, I took psychology classes.

In one class the professor told us that one of the best predictors of NPD was describing the disorder to someone and then asking them “Do you have this?”

According to that professor, NPD sufferers were more likely than most other disorders to recognize it in their self.

This directly contradicts what you just said about it.

Number 6 is the only one that’s defined by the treatment of others

There’s a reason your friends wouldn’t be okay with you putting up with that stuff.

The D part of NPD is what is defined as harming the subject.

The N is the part the rest of us are worried about.

Most articles about spotting narcissists are not about spotting people with NPD. They’re about spotting narcissists. That’s a superset of NPD sufferers.

This:

The solution was to start lying, manipulating, trying to get something (anything) going their way, seeking validation

Is a collection of reasons to be wary of this person. Validation’s not so bad, unless the person gets toxic about how they seek it. But being lied to, manipulated, spending time with someone who has to shape situations into their image, that’s a cost to people who experience it.

That’s not how I operate. If I know I’m on the wrong side, I change sides.

Are you talking about editing the files or just managing them?

Far better would be something like:

• Go to grocery store
• Photograph the shelves in PriceHive app
• AI scans the images, detecting products and reading prices from the price tags
• Each is stored into a database as a price on a good at a location at a timestamp

After data pool is established from many users (or even just one):

• Go to grocery store
• Open PriceHive app
• Hold a product in the viewfinder
• AI identifies product
• app shows price history across time/locations

That kind of shit needs to be built. Government will probably find some way to make it illegal, but whatever.

Have you actually accessed the wikipedia content locally?

I downloaded a backup once but just figured post apocalypse I’d have infinite time to fuck with linux and I’d figure out how to read it eventually.

Fighting to survive, day to day, same as before.

I kind of feel like Morpheus getting beat up by Agent Smith in the bathroom. I’m a fighter. I’m good at it too.

But this shit just keeps coming. There’s no time to stop and think, or pick strategies. Smith punches, I block. That’s all there is to it.

It’s not about being successful at that age. it’s about being comfortable. The reasons to take care of your health only increase with age.

Coco o plomo?

The sarlaac method

I mean at least sea of thieves has translucence to the waves

This is more than mildly interesting. That guy probably lived a very interesting life

You’re thinking of a beach.