r/clevercomebacks 1d ago

Billionaire Not Resistance

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u/255001434 1d ago

Holy shit, that is an epic level of delusional if he thinks he's the underdog fighting against power. He could be trolling for all we know, because this is just too stupid.

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u/shkeptikal 1d ago

It's called narcissism and it's genuinely shocking how many people have no clue what it looks like. Especially so considering it's a literal side effect of obscene wealth and that's who this country has been worshipping at the altar of for the last 40 years.

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u/255001434 1d ago

I'm familiar with his narcissism, but Elon is also known for trolling so it's not always obvious where he's coming from.

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u/slicednectarine 1d ago edited 1d ago

Narcissists are rarely honest and genuinely do things just to get under peoples' skin because they like to see the reaction, aka narcissistic supply, which is what you're calling trolling.

This person isn't referring to what we colloquially know as narcissistic traits, but narcissistic personality disorder, which is always going to be far more common than we'll ever know because of the fact that no narcissist is going out and seeking a diagnosis. They're absolutely everywhere and Trump and Elon are both textbook narcissists. Narcissists are walking egos fueled by narcissistic supply (the constant flow of pain and frustration of others) and pathological avoidance of feeling shame by externalizing hatred onto others. It's its own lifestyle, personality, everything. Every action a narcissist does is in service of their own ego.

edit: not trying to sound like I'm scolding you btw, I've just endured a lot of narcissistic abuse in my life and once you are forced to look into that abyss and research what the fuck is wrong with the narcissist in your life, you see how there really isn't anything unique about narcissists. All of their differences are extremely superficial. They're all exactly the same deep down and they act the same way, even if there are different flavors of narcissist you may encounter in your life. It'd be fascinating if they didn't do such horrific damage to everyone they encounter.