Many narcissist do not feel much envy, research finds. This is because grandiose narcissists have an inflated sense of superiority.Envy: An emotion which "occurs when a person lacks another's superior quality, achievement, or possession and either desires it or wishes that the other lacked it"
Dr Zlatan Krizan, the study's lead author, said:
"They really buy into their own fantasy.The conclusion comes from a survey of over 350 people asked about their feelings of envy, self-esteem, anxiety and depression.
If you think you're the greatest, it makes sense that you wouldn't envy others because everybody is beneath you, so there's nothing to envy.
It's really the vulnerability that predicts envy and it predicts it very, very strongly."
Comment: Jordan Peterson has some insightful comments on the Columbine shooters.
Jordan Peterson on the nihilism that can create a school shooter