Narcissistic Compassion Seems To Be The Biggest Threat To Mankind

Today is World Mental Health Day. At Optical Forum we have written and curated many articles on narcissism in the Optometry workplace as well as the setbacks of transformational leadership; although effective in reaching objectives easily without commotions, transformational leadership may lead to narcissistic leader behaviors when the leader makes not well-thought decisions that can negatively affect the purpose that the practice should have in serving patients. Two weeks ago, in an interview with clinical Psychologist and author Professor Jordan B. Peterson on Piers Morgan Uncensored, a television program presented by Piers Morgan and broadcasted on TalkTV, Sky News Australia, and Fox Nation, Piers Morgan asked the question: “What do you think the biggest threat to Mankind?” The same question Piers Morgan asked theory physicist Professor Hawkings before he died in 2018, and his answer was: “The biggest threat to mankind is when artificial intelligence learns to self-design”.

Professor Peterson’s response to this question was: “Narcissistic Compassion”. His strong point of view is based on whether we have our act together in an ethical way, it is possible to make Artificial Intelligence a useful servant than an automated tyrannical master. Therefore, mankind’s real threat is tyranny as a result of “Narcissistic Compassion” and that is the one thing humans should be aware of a not tolerate under any circumstance; To no lesser degree should the workplace tolerate narcissistic leaders, especially in eye care because still, many managers and practice owners consider transformational leadership to be the best type of leadership in healthcare. Narcissistic leaders are so experienced in making others believe that they will change and that they will work for the good of others but never believe what they say even if they act as caring they will always lack empathy and care for others. So be careful!