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The Culture of Narcissism

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Academic social criticism work by Christopher Lasch about narcissism in Western society, discussed as reading material that leads to moral proclamations about cultural failings

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"these quotes are taken from a chapter in The Culture of Narcissism, "The Degradation of Sport." While much of the chapter focuses on sports (obviously, he published this in the '70s and wasn't thinking of "games" the way we are), and some of the best quotes in the chapter are more specifically relat"
"he idolizes him and like refuses to consume anything that isn't whole milk and steak. he's like anti socialism anti woke anti anything resembling the left (which yes the left deserves criticism i did read the culture of narcissism and death of the liberal class)"
advice for dealing with little brother? · u/jawnjett · ↑79 · 2020-12-25
"Culture of Narcissism DUH These threads suck because people just drop a title and no synopsis or anything. Please write up a brief pitch at least so this isn't entirely a taste-signaling contest"
[lit thread] favorite cultural critiques · u/missionfromg-d · ↑45 · 2021-03-07
"I'm trying to impress a lady by lending her culture of narcissism but i don't want her reddit searching it and finding this sub! this is where i get all my talking points!!"
can we go private already yeesh · missionfromg_d · ↑42 · 2021-02-12
"I get it you've read The Culture of Narcissism/Capitalist Realism and you have *opinions*. Please go outside or read the Bible or do something real I'm begging you. Reading a some academic social criticism and then issuing cultural proclamations about the moral failings of western society is lib shi"
"Lasch talks about the Culture of Narcissism that affects society and its individuals, but has anyone talked about how this phenomenon affects corporations?"
Has anybody talked about Corporate Narcissism? · bitchyfuxkjngbltch34 · ↑36 · 2021-01-18
"in conversation tonight he off-handedly mentioned Lasch's culture of narcissism"
Redscare stepfather · SummertimeInBloom · ↑36 · 2022-08-28
"The Original Post got deleted due to copyright reasons but you should be able to see the comments here. Zizek's essay here"
Repost: Culture of Narcissism Chapter 1 Discussion · u/alexandrawallace69 · ↑32 · 2020-08-26
"I am extremely retarded and haven't read through an entire book since freshman yr of college but my dick stopped working after I took prozac for a month so now I can't make up for being retarded by being hot and fucking.... what books should I read in the meantime that aren't the culture of narcissi"
I don't read · u/[deleted] · ↑29 · 2020-07-04
"I get it you've read The Culture of Narcissism/Capitalist Realism and you have *opinions*."
"Lasch talks about the Culture of Narcissism that affects society and its individuals, but has anyone talked about how this phenomenon affects corporations?"
Has anybody talked about Corporate Narcissism? · u/bitchyfuxkjngbltch34 · ↑36 · 2021-01-18
"in conversation tonight he off-handedly mentioned Lasch's culture of narcissism"
Redscare stepfather · u/SummertimeInBloom · ↑36 · 2022-08-28
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