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Date
2020-08-08 08:35
Type
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recipient
Kristian G. Andersen, Edward C. Holmes, Andrew Rambaut
speaker
Robert F. Garry
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Actually it's real and we're all paying the consequences. "Narcissistic personality disorder -- one of several types ofpersonality disorders -- is a mental condition in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance, adeep need for excessive attention and admiration, troubled relationships, and a lack of empathy for others. But behind this mask of extreme confidence lies a fragile self-esteem that's vulnerable to the slightest criticism." Trump checks each and every box;https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/narcissistic-personality-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20366662I'd add that it's progressive overtime and often associated with other personality disorders, such as Munchausen'ssyndrome. The problem is NPD endows certain "super-powers," the main one being the ability to lie - in a way that's convincing to about 40% of the US population - and experience not a shred of guilt.

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  1. 2020-08-08 08:35 Robert F. Garry
    Actually it's real and we're all paying the consequences. "Narcissistic personality disorder -- one of several types ofpersonality disorders -- is a mental condition in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance, adeep need for excessive attention and admiration, troubled relationships, and a lack of empathy for others. But behind this mask of extreme confidence lies a fragile self-esteem that's vulnerable to the slightest criticism." Trump checks each and every box;https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/narcissistic-personality-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20366662I'd add that it's progressive overtime and often associated with other personality disorders, such as Munchausen'ssyndrome. The problem is NPD endows certain "super-powers," the main one being the ability to lie - in a way that's convincing to about 40% of the US population - and experience not a shred of guilt.
  2. 2020-08-08 09:07 Kristian G. Andersen open
    This is really rather excellent... https://virological.org/t/the-sarbecovirus-origin-of-sars-cov-2-s-furin-cleavage-site/536

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