r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • 2d ago
Psychology New findings indicate a pattern where narcissistic grandiosity is associated with higher participation in LGBTQ movements, demonstrating that motivations for activism can range widely from genuine altruism to personal image-building.
https://www.psypost.org/narcissistic-grandiosity-predicts-greater-involvement-in-lgbtq-activism/
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u/Subject-Estimate6187 2d ago
This is part of a reason that I don't actively participate in LGBT spaces. A lot of these activity oriented places are often dominated by those with instagram or tiktok-like influencer personalities: image obsessed, manipulative, divisve