“Narcisism” comes up every time their is a thread about cheating.
And every time there is a discussion about people training “too hard” or taking the “hobby” “too seriously.”
I think I was the one arguing with you in the other thread.
First, I think “narcissism” is a really broad term, and you’re using it in a narrower, more pejorative sense. And focusing more on the aspect of self-entitlement thanothers characteristics. Nothing wrong with that, just pointing it out.
Just a few of my observations. I don’t think all narcissism is bad. Admiring your own abilities, appearance, and capacity for work is good. People who admire themselves can be quite pleasant to be around, provided it doesn’t extend to annoying levels or into “personality disorder”-grade narcissism.
Triathletes in general tend to be more narcissistic than the general population. Again, nothing inherently bad about that.
Any my last observation is that I think narcissism can correlate with high achievement. The most narcissistic person I know (to the personality disorder grade) is a CEO and self-made billionaire (not Trump!). He adores himself. Believes he’s better than anyone else, and cannot tolerate any sort of failure. I’ve seen him (privately) break down into tears, sobbing, at minor failures. But works harder than anyone I know.
I just have a bit of aversion to the too-easy hand-waving answer of “they’re narcissistic” to explain cheaters. There’s more to the story than that.