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     Ferris_von_bueller |
Using Facebook is the online equivalent of staring at yourself in the mirror, according to a study. Those who spent more time updating their profile on the social networking site were more likely to be narcissists, said researchers. Facebook provides an ideal setting for narcissists to monitor their appearance and how many ‘friends’ they have, the study said, as it allows them to thrive on ‘shallow’ relationships while avoiding genuine warmth and empathy. People who constantly check Facebook may be lacking in self-esteem, a study found People who constantly check Facebook may be lacking in self-esteem, a study found They also tend to use the site for promoting themselves to friends or people they would like to meet, the study concluded. Researcher Soraya Mehdizadeh from York University in Canada asked 100 students, 50 male and 50 female, aged between 18 and 25 about their Facebook habits. They all took psychology tests to measure their levels of narcissism, which the study defined as ‘a pervasive pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and an exaggerated sense of self-importance’. Those who scored higher on the narcissism test checked their Facebook pages more often each day than those who did not. There was also a difference between men and women – men generally promoted themselves by written posts on their Facebook page while women tended to carefully select the pictures in their profile. The findings, published in the journal Cyberpsychology, Behaviour And Social Networking, also suggested that those with low self-esteem also checked their Facebook pages more regularly than normal. This may not be altogether surprising as it is widely thought, however contradictory it may appear, that narcissism is linked to a deep-rooted lack of self-esteem. Miss Mehdizadeh admitted that not everyone would appreciate her findings. She said: ‘I think people get sort of defensive about it – like, “I don’t use my Facebook for that reason” – because it’s a label that you don’t want to be slapped with.’ Facebook has more than 500million users worldwide and is the world’s biggest social networking website, but it has been involved in a number of controversies. A study earlier this week showed that the grades of students who use Facebook while they study, even if it is only on in the background, are 20 per cent lower on average than those of non-users. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-131 0230/Facebook-users-narcissistic-insecure-low-self -esteem.html | ||
| Badlionsfan |
Hey......I resemble those comments. | ||
| Slaughter |
i tuch myself when mommy issnt watchin | ||
| S1wmike |
I know you are, but what am I? | ||
| Whatever |
Slaughter... I dare you to put that as your FB status... that is too freakin' funny... if the researchers only knew how many narccissitic assholes ride Buells...  (Message edited by Whatever on September 10, 2010) | ||
| Whisperstealth |
But what if you you just like playing mafia wars, oh and touching yourself? | ||
| Bearracing |
Erik Buell has a facebook page, and some does Erik Buell Racing!! | ||
| Slaughter |
Challenge accepted: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1610175369 | ||
| Whatever |
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| Johnnymceldoo |
So can you buy a facebook at any bookstore? | ||
| Danger_dave |
I think that's just Canadians. | ||
| Cyclonedon |
Erik Buell posts on Facebook all the time! It provides the best way to stay in touch with Erik Buell Racing and see what's happening. I also follow Speed Channel, Triumph, Cycle World, and Hals Facebook pages. It's a better way to keep in touch in the motorcycle world than playing around on a political internet forum like BadWeb. | ||
| Chadhargis |
Doesn't everyone touch themselves when no one is watching....or even when they are....or maybe ESPECIALLY when they are. Oh my, I've said too much haven't I? | ||
| Gregtonn |
What's Facebook?  G | ||
| Iman501 |
yup ya got me there! I sure am narcissistic! | ||
| Midknyte |
lolz  | ||
| Gunut75 |
I'll becha whoever wrote that is angry because, like earlier in life, nobody wants to be their friend.  Or they are very, very bored. | ||
| Dragonslayer |
I say those who conduct those kind of studies...."according to a study"...."a study found"...."the study concluded"...I say they obviously have no life. They probably still live at home with mom & dad, and have never had a girlfriend. Get a job, get a bike, get out and ride, get a freaking life. | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
I have a Facebook page, not because I wanted one, I have no idea how it works or really what the point of it is. No, I signed up (like many) because one of my dumbas* friends (he knows who he is) put all his road-trip pics on there, & it was the only way to see them. I was then rapidly "friended" by various family members & now it's too late to back out. I'm told that amongst the younger generation (**** does that make me sound old) the ultimate snub is "un-friending" someone. Why do we have to torture the English language so? I've usually found that "***k off" works fine, that or a smack in the mouth. | ||
| Chopped_burban |
Mr_grumpy, I concur with your assessment. | ||
| Doz |
For some strange reason I want to friend Mr. Grumpy...and to be un-friended would be even funnier. | ||
| Doz |
Ha! Mr. Grumpy is an actor and a model!!Hopefully not the same one here on badweb. (sorry I didn't sleep well last night) | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
An actor & a model??? I've been called a lot of things over the years, but that's a new one!  | ||
| Whatever |
Grumpy, send me your FB link... I want to be your friend... Someone got me to get on FB when he was deployed and I got sucked into it... I have roughly 400 'friends' I have never met on there... what is still so freakin funny to me about the internet in general is you can 'talk' to people you have never met before... I will re-post these bc they are so funny... and this one too... | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
But but but but, Char you already are! | ||
| Midknyte |
haha  | ||
| Delta_one |
I am mainly trying to promote my photos of others on Facebook but I'm probably all those things too  (Message edited by delta_one on September 13, 2010) | ||
| Buellerandy |
if "un-friending" is the ultimate snub, then I'm probably considered "un-familied." Once I realized the level of problems I was going to have with such a "social networking site" I immediately un-friended everyone (including family) and closed it lol. The way some people use that source, you'd swear they were professional stalkers. It serves me no purpose. As stated before, if you wanna know how someone's doing, just give them a call. | ||
| Pammy |
Personally, the only reason I use face book is to stalk people....bwahaha | ||
| Danger_dave |
She said 'stalk', hzzzzzzzzzzz |
