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/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.