How To Spot A Narcissist Online Analysis

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In the article, “How to Spot a Narcissist Online,” Julie Beck, a senior associate editor at The Atlantic, claims narcissists post more self-promoting content on social media. It's not always so easy to tell if someone's doing it for the attention. According to Beck, narcissists create more attractive posts on social media, but it's not always easy to tell if someone is posting for attention.
She supports this claim by first describing how someone is considered narcissistic. Then, she makes a connection between the internet being a perfect place for narcissists and how it allows a person to control all the content by making it about themselves.
Towards the end article the author claims that “When you’re introduced to someone in person, it’s

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