Narcissistic Personality Disorder Research Paper

David Brin once said, “When it comes to privacy and accountability, people always demand the former for themselves and the latter for everyone else.” In today’s world, people seem to value their privacy. People value privacy so much that they will go to great lengths to ensure that they keep their privacy, but do they recognize that they exploit their privacy as well? People who take part in social media fear the absence of privacy, but they are the ones who give it up. This willingness to exploit ourselves changes society’s perception of privacy. Some people voluntarily give up their privacy, and some find themselves the target of malicious attacks. Other, however, choose to opt out of social media entirely but risk the suspicion of others. …show more content…
They will “air out their laundry” in any outlet such as Facebook, Instagram, or word of mouth. These people can be considered as having narcissistic personality disorder. This disorder is a mental disorder in which a person feels as if he or she is of more importance than he or she really is. People with narcissistic personality disorder tend to feel that the only way they can be considered popular is to share all aspects of their lives. Those who do share all of their business may feel the need to post something on a social media outlet to see how many “likes” they can get on a post. People who do not keep their private lives private may share what happens to them so that other can be envious, sympathetic, or accepting. The men and women who do not take part in sharing every event in their lives can view a narcissistic person’s posts or statuses as unnecessary and even …show more content…
However, this is not the case. Many people are not involved in social media because they simply do not want to be. Others do not take part because they do not want to relinquish their privacy. For those of us who do use social media, we often meet someone who does not take part in it. When we meet those people, we often question them as to why they do not use this tool. Sometimes, we become suspicious of those who do not have social media accounts and assume that they have ulterior motives. Some people may question if the person who does not have a social media account is an extremist or terrorist. Why are we so quick to jump to this conclusion? Why do we not give those people a fair chance to express themselves? We may do this because we feel that they are strange and alienate them. Have we ever considered that these people do not want to give up aspects of their private

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Narcissistic Personality Disorder Research Paper