I’ve always wondered if it was particularly an American thing, like the result of people spoiling their kids and just the general culture. Mix in social media and the horrible fuckers that are celebrities for kids on such platforms, it certainly seems to reward certain narcissistic/sociopathic behaviors.

But yeah, I’m an American I know, off the top of my head, 3 sociopaths and 8-11 narcissists (either vulnerable, grandiose or both). None of these people are confirmed diagnosed but I would stake my reputation on it, most of them are so glaringly textbook, meeting every criterion so hard it’s frankly ridiculous when other people that know them try to deny it (I get vulnerable narcissists are harder for people to pin than the grandiose type but still).

I definitely think there could be a scientific study done that would find clear ties between the two.