It’s kind of amazing that by every personality metric, humans have gotten worse over recent time, and the younger you are the worse you’ve gotten. (Personally I don’t blame purely the internet for all this; at best accelerates a larger trend towards dissociation, inward focus, etc.)
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NEW: Is the internet changing our personalities for the worse? Conscientiousness and extroversion are down, neuroticism up, with young adults leading the charge. This is a really consequential shift, and there’s a lot going on here, so let’s get into the weeds 🧵
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