Social media has become one of the most essential sources for human living and the cause of that is the increase in self-love. Narcissism is the excessive interest in oneself and one’s physical appearance. Jean Twenge and William Golding explain how narcissism can become one’s own enemy because of the lack of empathy narcissists have for other human beings. Narcissists are define by the use of social media and their followers, which have a major impact in the development of narcissists.
Social media websites play a major role in the development of narcissists. Psychologist use social media as a defense for their opinions, which only benefits their career and not the wellbeing of teenagers. Jean Twenge in her article argues that “narcissism clearly leads to more social media use [and] social media use leads to positive self-views” (Twenge). Narcissists tend to search for a media source in which to express themselves as who they are or where to create an imaginary character as whom to live. The use of social media has not only created self-awareness for defects in one’s physical appearance, but has also become a source of promotion for one's talents and opinions. The purpose of each social media cite was established upon its creation; however, every person chooses how it will impact his or her life. The evolution of communication is rapidly advancing and “will continue to produce significant changes in the way [humans] communicate” (Frequent Media Use is the New Normal). Over the years humans have forgotten the purpose of social media; it is not about communication anymore, but self-promotion. For example, Instagram is not about communicating with your friends and family, but about posting pictures of oneself for the world to see, which further causes narcissism because of the excessive amount of likes and comments a picture receives. Today’s society does not further focus on communication, but the reaction of the public...