Greetings Economists, On Mar 1, 2007, at 9:13 AM, Jim Devine wrote:
The narcissism report is under review for publication in a scholarly journal, which would give it the stamp of academic recognition it now lacks.
Doyle; Narcissism is a kind of cognitive disability, so this gradual but definite creeping of the word into ordinary conversation and media information is profoundly wrong. The issue is connection processes. Treating this as if it is an ethical stance in society ignores how this is likely to work out in the culture. Ubiquitous sensors see all, and know all computing connects people and moves information production toward broad scale connection processes. A say everything culture means that all knowledge is public knowledge, and therefore the public structure reflects a suitable shift in the nature of connection in which privacy can't be maintained. At it's heart the shift has roots in the move away from text production of information to picture like information which reflects a sense of connection between elements in the field. And what these researchers are advocating in private ethical stances toward society that are crumbling as a text based one to many culture declines. thanks, Doyle
