Is Social Media Turning You Into a Psychopath? [Infographic]

Social media users share 4 traits in common with psychopaths, according to the makers of this infographic. To say that excessive social media use will send the average user down a slippery slope of fraud, hate crimes, and murder is a big stretch, but some of the statistics cited in this graph do show how differently people behave when they're looking at their friends on a screen. More than half (51 percent) of the respondents in one survey said that social media had not changed their lives for the better. Here's why.

Social media users share 4 traits in common with psychopaths, according to Who is Hosting This. To say that excessive social media use will send the average user down a slippery slope of fraud, hate crimes, and murder is a big stretch, but some of the statistics cited in this graph do show how differently people behave when they’re looking at their friends on a screen. More than half (51 percent) of the respondents in one survey said that social media had not changed their lives for the better.

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