Social media, advertising, politics, media in general are all checking off the narcissistic manipulation checklist - and it’s been steadily escalating as it loses it’s effectiveness and the Overton window shifts, requiring more and more blatant manipulation.

NPD is all about extracting ‘supply’ and control - supply usually being attention, and control via desired emotional responses. The enemy of NPD is on the ground reality and having to produce fair/equitable results.

In the industry case, the goal is control of supply (attention) and spending (aka buy our stuff, donate money), and votes/power.

For one random venue from my list - walk down it and tell me any of those listed that aren’t doing several of those simultaneously and in an escalating fashion.

https://www.choosingtherapy.com/narcissistic-manipulation-ta...