Let's explore modern narcissism, according to data. That's metrics, not the dude from StarTrek who would find this all most bemusing right before he glitched out at the madness of our existence, even with our kind having recorded history of the fall of empires long gone and yet... Here we are.

All very likely and rather cleverly managed by narcissists at the helm and when many hugs won't fix it, we have to manage our expectations of it.

Welcome to the show.