What do you think about narcissism and empathy? And what do you think Alan Watts would think about it?
Personally, I've always been a very sensitive child and young man, and I've always had a lot of doubts about it.
For example, I remember when I was little, I told my mother and grandparents over lunch that I didn't want to eat fish or meat because they were conscious living beings like us, and I felt really bad about eating them because I put myself in their shoes.
Now I find myself asking myself the same question, but I seem to care less about being empathetic towards animals. Does this mean I'm more narcissistic?
And I also have another dilemma: am I a narcissist if I think that having sex with someone with whom you have no emotional involvement is normal, and am I too judgmental if I think that anyone who even has sex with someone with whom there's nothing deep is a loose canine? I often worry if I'm too narcissistic and indifferent, while other times I worry if I'm too much of a moralist and a pain in the ass.
Posted Dec 7, 2025, 8:29 PM UTC