Reading: A recent investigation published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology ... lends support to the idea that people with higher degrees of narcissistic traits are more likely to fall prey to conspiracy theories. #narcissism #ConspiracyTheories #RealityTesting https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/strange-journeys/202308/why-narcissists-love-conspiracy-theories

...At a time in their life when they should have been #interacting, #realitytesting, learning respect, maybe even empathy, learning to be productiive, mediating their private world and the world at large they were instead thrown back on themselves, their own obsessions, their own seperateness. The bump in the crime statistics come from this cohort as well. It's going to be years before society works through the psychological residue of C19. It needs to be recognized.