A team of psychologists have just published a study of song lyrics from the last 30 years that suggests that today's young people are narcissistic and hostile. I imagine it's actually the Baby Boomers' fault giving out all those gold stars and participation trophies to their undeserving progeny.
There are also studies that suggest a shift in the results of personality tests that measure narcissism. (Who knew such a thing existed?) Now of course, so far those studies have only involved college students, so we don't actually know if they are part of a whole culture of me-ism, affecting everyone from tots to senior citizens. Personally, between the growing popularity of libertarianism and "I've got mine, screw you" attitudes, I'm inclined to think it's not just the kids.
There are also studies that suggest a shift in the results of personality tests that measure narcissism. (Who knew such a thing existed?) Now of course, so far those studies have only involved college students, so we don't actually know if they are part of a whole culture of me-ism, affecting everyone from tots to senior citizens. Personally, between the growing popularity of libertarianism and "I've got mine, screw you" attitudes, I'm inclined to think it's not just the kids.
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