Narcissism

Is there anything that David Brooks writes that I don't agree with? Here's a decent article from today's NY Times about what the Mel Gibson tapes say about our culture. Brooks cites one dramatic statistic:

In 1950, thousands of teenagers were asked if they considered themselves an “important person.” Twelve percent said yes. In the late 1980s, another few thousand were asked. This time, 80 percent of girls and 77 percent of boys said yes.