Facebook's dark side
Monday, March 19, 2012 - 22:30
in Mathematics & Economics
For the average narcissist, Facebook "offers a gateway for hundreds of shallow relationships and emotionally detached communication," one expert says. More importantly, for this study, social networking in general allows the user a great deal of control over how he or she is presented to and perceived by peers and other users, he added.
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