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There's no denying some folks in social media probably present Narcissism, my point was that not all those who may appear to be narcissists suffer from the personality disorder. And some behaviors that may appear to be narcissism can be something else. The DSM shows other kinds of mood as well as personality disorders in which narcissism may present but which are not full-blown narcissism.

In some ways our entire culture is narcissistic, unfortunately I think. Social media can feed different degrees of egocentrism, projection, communication and social difficulties, and so on. No doubt about that.

I was really just splitting hairs a bit on the definition. And I appreciate your reply.

cheers,
Adrian

I'm not a trained psychologist, but I am pretty darn sure there is a minority of people who have certified Narcissistic Personality Disorder in the social media and venture capital worlds.

There are some people in the scene who are not what they seem, in your words “a bucket of extremes” in their own psyche.

I am not writing this post to hurt anyones feelings or belittle this disorder.. but to help the victims of the narcissist's games and emotional abuse understand what they are up against.

C'mon man you know this is not all accurate. There are disorders in which narcissism presents as a coping mechanism, a defense mechanism concealing deep self esteem issues, for example. There's the medium, too, which can disguise some behaviors, amplify others, and make diagnosis pretty much impossible. It's a good post, but a bucketful of extremes, don't you think?

Here is the link to my post Blogworld and LeWeb 2009 commentary. I renamed NPD as BEF's (Big Ego Freaks) to put a lay spin on the DSM IV category of NPD; thought it would be easier for people to hear if I stripped it of its clinical label, and talked about Ego. At the same time, Chris Pirillo, who is crazy about LEGO, triggered the clever “LEGO my Ego” title of my obscure and unread observation. Honestly, there were a few personalities that triggered my thoughts about writing this article from both conferences, but if they don't already know who they are, it isn't my business to name them here.

P.S. I am a n00b, so be nice!

Where is your article about BlogWorld? I'd love to read it.

-Brett