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Narcissism for All

Forty-five years ago, Christopher Lasch identified what has become a defining feature of modern activism—“the ever-present, neurotic need to be recognized and affirmed.”

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Julia Friedman
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Narcissus looking at his reflection in the water from “Echo and Narcissus” by John William Waterhouse, oil on canvas 1903.
Narcissus looking at his reflection in the water in a painting entitled “Echo and Narcissus” by John William Waterhouse (1849–1917), oil on canvas 1903. Detail from a larger work. Alamy

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