Are You Special?
Odds are probably not, but you think so.
Today?s college students are more narcissistic and self-centered than their predecessors, according to a comprehensive new study by five psychologists who worry that the trend could be harmful to personal relationships and American society.
In fact even Oprah pointed this out a few weeks ago when she was explaining why she opened her school in South Africa rather than the US.
“I became so frustrated with visiting inner-city schools that I just stopped going. The sense that you need to learn just isn’t there,” she said. “If you ask the kids what they want or need, they will say an iPod or some sneakers. In South Africa, they don’t ask for money or toys. They ask for uniforms so they can go to school.”
…somehow I don’t think that is completely true.
Are we now the “me” generation?
I don’t think it is the cool gadgets that are to blame but rather the privatization of human relationships. Much in the way that has happened in the business world and with Congress (damn lobbyists) more groups with fewer people (or individuals) can now wield more power than ever before in history.
In the sense that a blogger can become a celebrity (Perez Hilton for example) and people with money can convince our political leaders the importance or fringe issues we are now products ourselves. Resumes, Myspace pages, and email address are now our “brand” that we market at every opportunity.
Dirty French Word of The Week [2/28]: Dirty French Word
Makes sense to have this as a word right?
- Infame francais mot (pronounced “infam fransay moe”).
There you go!
Obama Has A Myspace Page
In fact you can keep tabs of all of the US presidential candidates and what they are up to online with techPresident. (Who knew Hillary Clinton has 25,674 Myspace friends and John McCain deleted his)?
It also has Flickr feeds, blog links, and other Internet goodies – enjoy.
Gilbert Arenas Wins Best NBA Blog Award
Alright, so it’s not a very important award from an even less important blogging website, but Gilbert has deserved it I think. He has even given us here (at the newly named) foXnoMad a few good blogging posts. The blog has done its job of keeping people entertained, including those with little basketball enthusiasm. A man who has this charity and donates $100 for every point he scores deserves some recognition don’t you think?
Gil’s blog never lack new material and this week he wrote this:
My son is about to be born in about a week or two.
We?re going to have another junior, the junior junior. The 2000 Gilbert is going to be a bad man.
I don?t know what to name him yet, I?m contemplating on it. He needs a real name so he can get girls and kids won?t laugh at him.
No stranger to controversy all bloggers eventually find out that your blog will get you in trouble at some point.
