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The narcissist’s smirk is a subtle but telling expression that occurs when a narcissist experiences pleasure from manipulating or deceiving someone.

For narcissists, the smirk usually reflects contempt, which is a deep-seated disdain or lack of respect towards others. For narcissists contempt is tied to their belief in their own superiority. They view others who do not serve their needs as worthless or beneath them, showing a complete disregard for how their actions impact those around them.

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[–] 83 points 1 year ago* (21 children)

Article goes on to say the same smirk is also a non-narcissist's sign of satisfaction at seeing justice served.

So will you be the Psych 101 student who is suddenly a psychoanalyst and labels people because they smirk, or will you understand that something you saw on lemmy doesn't equip you to judge anyone?

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  • [+] [S] -20 points 1 year ago (17 children)

    A smirk is not the same as, what we'll call here, the narcissist smirk. So no, not the same.

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  • [–] 36 points 1 year ago* (16 children)

    Found the Psych 101 student.

    I would defy anyone to distinguish between the smirk the article describes - "a half-smile where one side of the lip lifts slightly" from the google definition of smirk - "a facial expression characterized by a subtle, often one-sided, upward curving of the mouth, often without showing teeth."

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Hmm.. both definitions mention one side of the lip, but not which side. We can only hope that the good smirks are all on one side of the mouth, whereas the bad smirks are all on the other side.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    Better yet, how about those of us who smirks or half smile because we had bad teeth when we were younger?

    Growing up poor with no dental visits or appropriate dental care products and trash food being bought = narcissist now?

    This is such a subjective quality to judge its just asinine.

    The dude just needed to publish SOMETHING for his grant yall. Lol

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    "I read about psychology on the internet, so I can read peoples' minds"

    • You
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    All doctors have degrees, yet nobody with common sense would say trust all doctors without doubt. Some would even say a doctor that tries to diagnose people through a few comments online are definitely in the category of those that shouldn't be trusted.

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  • [+] [S] -6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    It's interesting that you engage in attacks and then ask for a discussion. (I wonder if me saying that will cause you to again say found the psych 101 student.)

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    I was wrong to call you the Psych 101 student, since you weren't doing the Psych 101 student behavior I described. "They're not the same thing" is more of a typical social media comment from someone who simply likes to argue, as you're continuing to do. Not interested.

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