The American mentality has shifted from “we” to “#me.” Narcissism has been on the rise for the past twenty years. John Paul Titlow, author of “#Me: Instagram Narcissism and the Scourge of the Selfie,” believes that social media has caused a culture of “digital narcissism.” This narcissism gives Americans the ability to look into others’ lives and see private aspects while also allowing an attractive person to become famous for being attractive (Titlow 122-124). In this essay, Titlow writes, “The third most used hashtag on Instagram is #Me” (122). Millions of social media users post selfies, inadvertently adding to their narcissistic ways. The current President of the United States, Donald Trump, exemplifies this narcissistic mentality Titlow refers to because even though Trump does not post selfies, his tweets portray his conceitedness. Rather than trying to fix political issues, Trump uses his time and power to tweet on his Twitter account. He has posted on his account, @realDonaldTrump, 166 times since October 1. In his plethora of tweets, Donald Trump takes credit away from soldiers, states Americans are inferior to himself, and places unjustified blame on the news for being “fake.”
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He tweeted, “People are just now starting to find out how dishonest and disgusting (Fake News) @NBCNews is. Viewers beware. May be worse than even @CNN!” This is one of many tweets Trump has written about “Fake News.” Many of the major news networks are liberal; however, that alone is not justification for the media being corrupt. Trump has a numerous amount of Tweets regarding “fake news”; in fact, he has talked about the news more than any other singular subject in October on his Twitter account. His biased opinion in his tweet not only shows his narcissism of always being correct but also his incompetence in understanding a position he does not
Donald Trump believes in the …show more content…
He tweeted, “People are just now starting to find out how dishonest and disgusting (Fake News) @NBCNews is. Viewers beware. May be worse than even @CNN!” This is one of many tweets Trump has written about “Fake News.” Many of the major news networks are liberal; however, that alone is not justification for the media being corrupt. Trump has a numerous amount of Tweets regarding “fake news”; in fact, he has talked about the news more than any other singular subject in October on his Twitter account. His biased opinion in his tweet not only shows his narcissism of always being correct but also his incompetence in understanding a position he does not