Re: Narcissism Epidemic Spreads Among College Students

Posted by Douglas Roberts-2 on
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/Narcissism-Epidemic-Spreads-Among-College-Students-tp4787290p4787529.html

So, the suggestion is that If you have a Facebook account, you got it because you are a narcissist.   Sounds a bit ... simplistic to me.

Not, mind you, that I don't find the American population at large (average IQ in the US == 98, remember) to be stupid beyond excuse.  Sure, narcissism is probably rising, but so is illiteracy, bigotry, stupidity, and self-proclaiming punditry.  Is Facebook to blame for those as well?

Or, how about Obama Derangement Syndrome. Who gets to take credit for that one?

--Doug

On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 3:20 PM, glen e. p. ropella <[hidden email]> wrote:

Given our conversation a few months ago about the relationship between
facebook/twitter and narcissism, I thought this might be interesting to
some:

http://news.discovery.com/human/narcissism-epidemic-college-students.html

I love the quote:

"I'm extremely confident," Twenge told Discovery News of her findings.
"I think these analyses end the debate completely. It's clear narcissism
is rising."

--
glen e. p. ropella, 971-222-9095, http://agent-based-modeling.com

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