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I think the author is trying to discuss how common lying has become. How it seems like nobody is expected to be honest anymore and everybody's just getting away

I think the author is trying to discuss how common lying has become. How it seems like nobody is expected to be honest anymore and everybody's just getting away with whatever they can get away with. How narcissism is an American disease and it's spreading fast do to companies like Apple, Facebook and online dating learning how to profit off it.

tomfly 2y ago
How is narcissism an American disease?
- dingnuts 2y ago
  any universally appearing personality trait can be attributed to a whole nation with one easy trick: racism!
- lm28469 2y ago
  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-11/study-the-world-sees-americans-as-disorder-level-narcissists https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-11/study-the... I think the only way to not be aware of this trend is to be american
  - kylebenzle 2y ago
    Thank you for this article, many of us American's see it too!
switch007 2y ago
Right! It's one thing to accept marketing teams lying about their products, but now they are promoting lying!
troyvit 2y ago
I think you nailed it. And coming from Apple, the company that established its cred by touting creativity, individuality, and innovating, it's a wild shift. Apple in 1997 [1]: "Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do." Apple today: "Very Victorian, which I loved." [1] https://thebrandhopper.com/2023/08/20/apple-top-commercials-and-brand-campaigns/ https://thebrandhopper.com/2023/08/20/apple-top-commercials-...

tomfly 2y ago

How is narcissism an American disease?

dingnuts 2y ago
any universally appearing personality trait can be attributed to a whole nation with one easy trick: racism!
lm28469 2y ago
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-11/study-the-world-sees-americans-as-disorder-level-narcissists https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-11/study-the... I think the only way to not be aware of this trend is to be american
- kylebenzle 2y ago
  Thank you for this article, many of us American's see it too!

switch007 2y ago

Right! It's one thing to accept marketing teams lying about their products, but now they are promoting lying!

troyvit 2y ago

I think you nailed it. And coming from Apple, the company that established its cred by touting creativity, individuality, and innovating, it's a wild shift. Apple in 1997 [1]: "Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do." Apple today: "Very Victorian, which I loved." [1] https://thebrandhopper.com/2023/08/20/apple-top-commercials-and-brand-campaigns/ https://thebrandhopper.com/2023/08/20/apple-top-commercials-...