Capitalism creates narcissism Dr. Fraad Julianna Forlano

We will have a new episode of Capitalism Hits Home for you next week. Until then, here is a clip in which Dr. Fraad and Julianna Forlano discuss the intersection of capitalism and narcissism. FRAAD: In capitalism, you are not a good businessman or woman, if you give people exactly what they earn for you. Then you re not getting any profit, and what s the point of being in business if you don t get profit So built into the capitalist business plan is FORLANO: I think that capitalism both causes narcissism and then it is an effect of narcissism. If you grow up in a society that teaches you not to think of others, to race to the top, undermine the people that you re selling products to, if you don t you ll be undercut by Walmart or one of these other big corporations etc. , it makes people fearful. It makes you think only of yourself. It kind of shoehorns people into This is a clip from Capitalism Hits Home: Sex Under Socialism S3 E16 Watch the full episode: