Narcissism Is Making Us Miserable
We live in an era where every self-indulgence is justified, and selfishness is touted as admirable. While there are of course boundaries and healthy choices that everyone needs to make, we have taken things way too far in this current age of self.
Narcissism is defined as “excessive interest in or admiration of oneself” or “selfishness, involving a sense of entitlement, a lack of empathy, and a need for admiration.” Excess, entitlement, lack of empathy, and a need for admiration. If those don’t sum up the flaws of our modern culture, I’m not sure what does. We have become obsessed with ourselves; we live for likes, want sex with no consequences, post videos of our shopping hauls, and justify every indulgence as “self-care.” Self-serving pleasures and actions, regardless of the cost or detriment to others, are not only justified but glorified no matter how selfish and disordered.