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Facebook's 'dark side': study finds link to socially aggressive narcissism
Guardian UK ^ | March 17, 2012 | Damien Pearce

Posted on 03/21/2012 6:25:57 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer

Researchers have established a direct link between the number of friends you have on Facebook and the degree to which you are a "socially disruptive" narcissist, confirming the conclusions of many social media sceptics.

People who score highly on the Narcissistic Personality Inventory questionnaire had more friends on Facebook, tagged themselves more often and updated their newsfeeds more regularly.

(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: facebook; narcissism
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To: Vince Ferrer

I only did that once! Cuz there was a story to go with it.


21 posted on 03/21/2012 7:06:18 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: Vince Ferrer
http://www.lolwithme.org/wp-content/uploads/DumbPosesGirlsDo.jpg

That's All I have too say!

Facebook is a symptom of a culture gone mad with being famous ang getting into each others business, even MY friends wonder why I don't post "Just got done eating my cereal, U eva wonda how they get the flakes into those shapes!?!? LOL!"

I just don't get it.

22 posted on 03/21/2012 7:14:23 PM PDT by KC_Lion (I will NEVER vote for Romney, the GOP will go the way of the Whigs if they nominate him)
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To: GeronL

I once had a friend post that I obviously wasn’t addicted to Facebook. I found his comment 4 months later. Actually a compliment.


23 posted on 03/21/2012 7:14:34 PM PDT by healy61
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To: GeronL

“Ode to my bowel!

An epic poem!”

Will it have a bold
start and
a satisfying ending?


24 posted on 03/21/2012 7:21:16 PM PDT by Seeing More Clearly Now
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To: healy61

I do have a Twitter account but I never use it.


25 posted on 03/21/2012 7:25:07 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: Seeing More Clearly Now

and lots of huffing and puffing before the splash!


26 posted on 03/21/2012 7:27:13 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: Vince Ferrer

The baby boomer tag line: “Hey man - let’s talk about ME!”


27 posted on 03/21/2012 7:27:31 PM PDT by Chi-townChief
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To: Vince Ferrer

Anybody here remember when C.B. radio was the hot thing to have. It devolved into mindless drivel.

The “Facebook” of its day.


28 posted on 03/21/2012 7:34:02 PM PDT by Graybeard58 (Eccl 10 v. 19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.)
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To: Seeing More Clearly Now
"Ode to my bowel" has already been written and published:

Page 3:

www.groups.nacc.org.uk/newsletters/group021/Newsletter_Summer_20091.pdf

29 posted on 03/21/2012 7:34:54 PM PDT by lightman (Adjutorium nostrum (+) in nomine Domini--nevertheless, Vote Santorum!)
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To: Graybeard58

That’s a big 10-4, good buddy.


30 posted on 03/21/2012 7:36:32 PM PDT by lightman (Adjutorium nostrum (+) in nomine Domini--nevertheless, Vote Santorum!)
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To: Vince Ferrer
I guess I shouldn't be so mocking: I log on to FB every morning to see how my daughter and her family in Germany are doing. With the nine-hour time difference, it's sometimes hard to coordinate by phone.

Also, my beloved grandson is currently in Basic Military Training at Lackland AFB. The Air Force has a FB page where they keep families informed as to visiting procedures for graduation, and they post pictures of the training Flights so you can see your Airman. So much more info than when my daughter was in BMT at Lackland.

31 posted on 03/21/2012 7:40:05 PM PDT by Inspectorette
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To: Vince Ferrer

Lord, save us from “social scientists” and their mountains of horse manure.


32 posted on 03/21/2012 8:26:59 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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