To follow or unfollow? That is the question! I recently had an acquaintance use both their business account and personal account to unfollow me! Ouch! But I’ve yet to ceremoniously unfollow them because I’m worried that such reaction could be seen as petty? I can understand the unfollow if say I’m an excessive poster (but I’m not). I can understand if I constantly express political or social opinions that may differ from theirs (I don’t really use IG for those purposes). I can even understand if whatever I post just doesn’t interest them (Sure, that’s fair! But why follow back in the first place...). But I can’t help but not feel sensitive about this, given that this person wasn’t a total stranger to me!
Is it just me? The advice here feels really cold and Vox statistic-y? There's a missed opportunity to really build the LW up and give them a raw and empathetic "Ask Polly" answer.
Instead we're calling them a "deflated narcissist" and providing simplistic answers like don't search for validation in others.
time spent on social media does directly correlate to increased narcissism. it’s not unkind to mention this and recognize this behavior in the op. the other-izing of narcissism is problematic; everyone is capable of narcissistic thinking and it doesn’t make you a bad person to recognize this in yourself. and yes, sometimes the simplest answers are the best — like delete the app that is making you feed bad.
Is it just me? The advice here feels really cold and Vox statistic-y? There's a missed opportunity to really build the LW up and give them a raw and empathetic "Ask Polly" answer.
Instead we're calling them a "deflated narcissist" and providing simplistic answers like don't search for validation in others.
time spent on social media does directly correlate to increased narcissism. it’s not unkind to mention this and recognize this behavior in the op. the other-izing of narcissism is problematic; everyone is capable of narcissistic thinking and it doesn’t make you a bad person to recognize this in yourself. and yes, sometimes the simplest answers are the best — like delete the app that is making you feed bad.