VIDEO: Narcissism, Con Artists, Anna Delvey and The Tinder Swindler

Mar 17, 2022

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You may recall “narcissism hacker” Dr. Nathalie Martinek from our previous collaboration, a Q&A about Our Modern State of Narcissism.

This time we’ve decided to get together for a Zoom chat and she insisted that I wear my finest red lipstick. I had to oblige.

In this video, we discuss our society's obsession with con artists like Anna Delvey/Anna Sorokin of Netflix Inventing Anna and Simon Leviev of Netflix's The Tinder Swindler (we think that Netflix has a soft spot for narcissistic criminals). Speaking of narcissism, we discuss that too. We explore how it relates to them, their victims—and us. Dr. Martinek also shares some grooming behaviors and red flags to watch out for. Plus, I ask her a very important question. I won’t spoil it, so you’ll have to watch:

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