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Tiffany Ang:
One thing that I've noticed is that narcissists tend to be a bit more ambitious, and they tend to be a bit more successful. You see a lot of them in CEO positions, right?
And I think that's also because capitalism rewards certain of these traits, the "Look at me, look at me. This is what I can do. I can take risks. I can show you the results. I can inspire people" attitude.
These people make money for the companies at the expense of their workers though, I must add, so in a very weird way, they bring positive things to a company, right? Because they're more competitive and driven.
Amy Ou:
I would never state, "Okay, now this is always a bad thing." In fact, a lot of scholars are actually looking at the bright side of narcissists.
Tiffany:
Which is a bit sad too. I feel a bit conflicted, like why are we celebrating that? Then there's something wrong, right? Because capitalism shouldn't be rewarding such traits.
Amy:
I mean, just objective(ly) looking, there are some good parts about it.
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Tiffany Ang:
One thing that I've noticed is that narcissists tend to be a bit more ambitious, and they tend to be a bit more successful. You see a lot of them in CEO positions, right?
And I think that's also because capitalism rewards certain of these traits, the "Look at me, look at me. This is what I can do. I can take risks. I can show you the results. I can inspire people" attitude.
These people make money for the companies at the expense of their workers though, I must add, so in a very weird way, they bring positive things to a company, right? Because they're more competitive and driven.
Amy Ou:
I would never state, "Okay, now this is always a bad thing." In fact, a lot of scholars are actually looking at the bright side of narcissists.
Tiffany:
Which is a bit sad too. I feel a bit conflicted, like why are we celebrating that? Then there's something wrong, right? Because capitalism shouldn't be rewarding such traits.
Amy:
I mean, just objective(ly) looking, there are some good parts about it.
Continue reading...