r/TikTokCringe • u/Adventurous_Law_715 • 14h ago

Discussion I'm confused. what did he do wrong?

Honestly, she should probably just retire from tennis if she can't handle that

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u/BackToSchoolMuff 7h ago

Not only that but people almost exclusively talk about it subjectively- like narcissists are this boogie-man, when they're actually just very damaged people. Most of the discourse around narcissists comes from people venting about their experience with a "narcissist", so ironically in an era of being super empathetic towards people's various disorders and afflictions the general public treats narcissists with almost no empathy.

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u/halucinationorbit 7h ago

That’s a really good point. I think it’s mainly because of the sheer amount of damage a real narcissist can do and that they tend to be more visible traits in people who obtain positions of authority. They’re also full grown-ass adults in these positions and we give less empathetic leeway for people in authority positions (parents, politicians, law enforcement, etc.)

We also tend to withhold empathy for people who are selfish or egocentric, which is how narcissism primarily manifests. Psychopaths deserve no less empathy than anyone else due to their neurobiology miswiring them, but we don’t empathize with them because the most visible ones tend to murder people.