masturbatory
Excessively focused inward
Masturbatory literally describes something relating to masturbation: masturbatory fantasies.
More often it's a dismissive term for creative work that serves only the creator's pleasure—self-indulgent, exhibitionistic, unconcerned with the audience: The film was a masturbatory exercise in style over substance.
The criticism implies the work exists to gratify its maker rather than communicate anything meaningful.
Yielding to one's desires
- narcissisticObsessed with one's image
- navel-gazingExcessive inward contemplation
- gratuitousGiven without necessity
- excessiveSurpassing reasonable bounds
pretentious · self-congratulatory · ego-driven · vanity · hollow · pointless · overwrought · solipsistic
Sexual self-stimulation
- orgasmPeak sexual pleasure
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- climaxPoint of greatest intensity
- gratificationPleasure from satisfying desires
fantasy · libido · erotic · stimulation · ejaculation · porn · vibrator · lubricant
Alluding to itself
- pretentiousFalsely grand or important
- indulgentToo willing to yield
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
- experimentalTesting new methods
avant-garde · inaccessible · niche · cerebral · esoteric · intellectual · abstract · insular
self-indulgent
Yielding to one's desires
- narcissisticObsessed with one's image
- navel-gazingExcessive inward contemplation
- gratuitousGiven without necessity
excessive · pretentious · self-congratulatory · ego-driven · vanity · hollow · pointless · overwrought · solipsistic · indulgent
self-pleasure
Sexual self-stimulation
gratification · fantasy · libido · erotic · stimulation · ejaculation · porn · vibrator · lubricant · privacy
self-referential
Alluding to itself
- pretentiousFalsely grand or important
- indulgentToo willing to yield
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
experimental · avant-garde · inaccessible · niche · cerebral · esoteric · intellectual · abstract · insular · elitist
masturbatorygenerous
Willing to give freely
altruistic · outward-looking · selfless · giving · magnanimous
masturbatorypurposeful
Done with intention
substantive · meaningful · disciplined · rigorous · communicative
masturbatorycollaborative
Involving shared effort
participatory · interactive · communal · shared · reciprocal