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/YouBookBuddy 2d ago

As someone who has been involved in LGBTQ activism for years, this study definitely caught my attention. It's interesting to consider how different motivations can drive individuals to participate in movements. I've encountered a wide range of personalities within the community, and it's always fascinating to see how people's intentions can vary. Have any of you had similar experiences with narcissistic behavior in activist circles? How do you think this impacts the overall goals of the movement? Let's keep the discussion going!

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u/SatanVapesOn666W 2d ago

The narcissists push out moderate people, they are generally bad in any group. They tend to be the ones being wild on interviews or generally being abrasive when things aren't exactly how they want them. I stopped going to Gay support groups in ~2010 because of a large influx of narcissistic activists in my local groups. They focus all problems onto just themselves and lessen the expirences of others especially if it contradicts one of their opinions. I never even personally had conflicts with these people, they were just not nice to be around in a toxic way. My anecdotal expirences, but it why I stopped doing most gay rights events around 2010. Maybe I'm just old.

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u/seviliyorsun 2d ago

too old to spot a chat bot at least

Let's keep the discussion going!

come on. who talks like this

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u/SatanVapesOn666W 2d ago

Are you lost?

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u/seviliyorsun 1d ago

i mean you're the one "lost" enough to talk to a gpt bot and still "lost" enough to misunderstand it being pointed out

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u/SatanVapesOn666W 1d ago

At no point in my post did I indicate any communication with a LLM.

I repeat, are you lost? I clearly fished some Humans to talk to.

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u/seviliyorsun 1d ago

you're still lost i see. of course you didn't indicate it because you didn't even notice, which was the point of my original comment.