Do you think being selfish and being narcissistic are the same thing?

Do you think being selfish and being narcissistic are the same thing?
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I think they’re different. Someone can be selfish without being narcissistic. If someone is selfish because they think they’re downtrodden and the world owes them, that’s not necessarily narcissism.
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