What's not to self-love?

[imomus]

Am I a narcissist? The question itself is self-indulgent and self-absorbed, but I can't help asking it. Maybe my six years demanding your daily attention here at Click Opera have been nothing but "digital narcissism", a daily seduction, an attempt to put myself at the centre of the world, to spin myself into every story, to make myself the

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[anonymous]

Narcissism is attractive in attractive people, Adam Ant and Prince being 2 good examples. It's not so appealing in the dreary hipsters mutton dressed as lamb brigade. I wouldn't dare say where you fitted in.

[imomus]

I don't think "mutton dressed as lamb" is a good description of my sartorial style, to be honest. My style is mostly influenced by cute old ladies and poor Asians.

[greynotreal]

I don't understand why so many people seem to wallow in their own "narcissism". From what I've understood, real narcissism is so much more than just standing in front of the mirror/web cam, engaging in flamboyant behaviour etc. When you read more about narcissism as a dominant personality trait (or disorder) you realise that the constant need of approval from others and the self love stems from a very low self esteem and/or brutal self hate. And that's not something one wants to strive for, is it? It shouldn't be

[anonymous]

Finally I get a chance to embed an image on Click Opera! I just hope it works. If it doesn't, you'll get the idea from the image URL. This is my favorite Prince album cover - and one of my favorite Prince albums in general. Another one would be, very unoriginally, "Sign O' The Times".

[thomascott]

To fully fit the bill of the classic narcissist, you would have to come with an enormous core-insecurity. I can't say I see that being very much in evidence, Momus!

[anonymous]

Momus, vous n'avez pas parlé de vos projets internet pour l'ère post-Click Opera. Je refuse de croire que vous allez quand même quitter le web juste comme ça ! Est-ce que vous avez déjà des idées ? Est-ce vous allez créer votre propre site ou magazine en-ligne ?