I suppose it could be so, but narcissism is the norm now, not just the aberration. We are supposed to pose and vogue and self-promote and self-brand via social media. He may not be narcissitic irl. And the shooter may not have been narcissitic either, just 'that's what you do, nowadays' You front. You pose. Self-righteous is probably going to be a facet of the rage that makes you go somewhere and shoot many people, but narcissism may be more a symptom of the times.like if Antonio brown didn't have the talent and publicity and connection he did, is this in essence really that different than how a school shooter thinks? — csalisbury
My take on the whole thing is: (1) society has elevated irrelevance to the point that the irrelevant have become objects of worship (all he does is catch footballs for God's sake), (2) he recognizes his worth and would rather use it to stroke his ego than to just earn a paycheck, (3) his coach would rather lose the player who will win him games than to humble himself to keep the player.
Unless it's my own kid on the field, I'm not interested in watching, and think it's weird to go watch stranger's kids play games. — Hanover
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