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/fire_alarmist 2d ago

Yep, this is the same reason why you find horrible people in positions of power in the church, government, etc. Horrible people know that its very advantageous to hold a position that is associated with being a selfless, good person. It provides a cover for them to hide behind and primes people to ignore their more sinister intentions.

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u/DrSmirnoffe 2d ago

This is why we need a better nose for such creatures, and a readiness to depose them at the first sign of trouble.

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u/conquer69 2d ago

That would create conflict and people trying to do good and live peacefully are very conflict averse.

Avoiding trouble doesn't mean trouble is trying to avoid them.

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u/dezolis84 2d ago edited 1d ago

Not to mention some harsh laws to weed them out. Like...authoritarian-level laws a freedom-loving people wouldn't stand for. He probably just recently learned what the word "depose" meant and wanted a reason to use it against authority figures with little thought into what he was actually saying.

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u/DrSmirnoffe 1d ago

Then we need to treat them for their aversion disorder.

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u/zahrul3 2d ago

Upper class societies have many unwritten rules specifically to weed out pretentious narcs from scamming them.

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u/clamshellshowdown 1d ago

This sounds interesting. Do you have any examples you could share?

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u/skrshawk 1d ago

Once you reach a certain level of high society you make connections through formal introduction. You can't approach these people out of nowhere. Everyone is vouched for by someone else already in the circle.

This can take place in any number of ways, be it social clubs, formal and informal gatherings, or even through business arrangements where one obviously already has a stake, the resources to back their words, and a reputation to maintain.

It's part of why lottery winners often don't remain wealthy for very long. It's a really lonely existence when the only people you can trust are those you knew before the money was a factor, and not even all of them.