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BPD Society: Trump and AOC as the Same Narcissist

from #239 - Anna Khachiyan | The Tim Dillon Show · #239

4 min

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Anna lays out her theory that society has shifted from Christopher Lasch's 'culture of narcissism' to a culture of BPD, and argues Trump and AOC are structurally identical narcissist-populist figures.

In this bit8 moments
  • Tim advises people feeling demoralized to self-adjust and ignore narcissists rather than engaging with them, starving them of attention.
  • Rachel Dolezal identifying as Black represents a zero-sum competition for opportunities in a scarcity-driven society.
  • Tim studied game theory in college, which he describes as a particularly shitty and fake subset of economics.
  • The prisoner's dilemma keeps everyone locked in a sub-optimal outcome; the alternative is mutually acknowledging emotional terrorism.
  • A woman named Ida Tava Coley spent eight months following stimulus checks instead of working, becoming educated about laws and the Ways and Means Committee.
  • Tim tweeted that AOC reminds him of Trump—they have similar characteristics, both adept at social media and centering themselves in narratives.
  • People with these traits will make their husband's cancer about themselves, or their child's DWI about themselves—they effortlessly center themselves without trying.
  • Tim's working theory: society has shifted from Lasch's culture of narcissism to a culture of BPD, which he describes as female narcissism or inverse narcissism.
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Alexandria Ocasio-CortezRachel DolezalDonald TrumpRed Scaregame theoryDasha

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