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<http://news.yahoo.com/s/dailybeast/20100323/ts_dailybeast/7269_scarynewgoppoll>. Who gets to take credit for that one? --Doug On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 3:20 PM, glen e. p. ropella < g...@agent-based-modeling.com> 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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