Narcissism in a Nuclear World

Evolution has programmed narcissists to go only so far.

As destructive as narcissism is in almost all cases, there are some upsides to its existence. Indeed, the field of evolutionary psychology dictates that if narcissism had not produced some survival and reproduction advantages to our ancestors, it would have been weeded out by natural selection long ago. While not excusing or diminishing the abomination of bloodshed caused by narcissists, in our nuclear era one comfort we can take is that their traits may at least prevent an all-out world war from erupting.