Is not joining Facebook a sign you're a psychopath?
Is not joining Facebook a sign you're a psychopath? Some employers and psychologists say staying away from social media is 'suspicious'
By Daily Mail Reporter
Facebook has become such a pervasive force in modern society that increasing numbers of employers, and even some psychologists, believe people who aren't on social networking sites are 'suspicious.'
The German magazine Der Taggspiegel went so far as to point out that accused theater shooter James Holmes and Norwegian mass murder Anders Behring Breivik have common ground in their lack of Facebook profiles.
On a more tangible level, Forbes.com reports that human resources departments across the country are becoming more wary of young job candidates who don't use the site.
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The common concern among bosses is that a lack of Facebook could mean the applicant's account could be so full of red flags that it had to be deleted.
Slate.com tech reporter Farhad Manjoo wrote in an advice column that young people shouldn't date anyone who isn't on Facebook.
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'If you’re of a certain age and you meet someone who you are about to go to bed with, and that person doesn’t have a Facebook page, you may be getting a false name. It could be some kind of red flag,' he says.
Manjoo points out that these judgements don't apply to older people who were already productive adults before social media became widespread.
The tech news site Slashdot summed up Der Taggspiegel's story about social networking as 'not having a Facebook account could be the first sign that you are a mass murderer.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...uspicious.html
I joined and my computer was immediately attacked by viruses and malware. Oh, and prostitutes. Not what I was looking for attention-wise. Immediately quit.
Very passive-aggressive way for firms to get folks to admit their names and maybe passwords too. Fvck the future.
For a moment I thought I was a psychopath!...
Manjoo points out that these judgements don't apply to older people who were already productive adults before social media became widespread.
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Well, yeah Manjuice!Originally Posted by Lov3ll
Manjoo points out that these judgements don't apply to older people who were already productive adults before social media became widespread.
I'm well known as a sociopath and still, I have a facebook account.
Your facebook sounds like a much cooler place than mine
i have an account but i have to admit, i met many psychopatic facebook users with serious problems.
Uhhhg. This kind of makes me want to delete my facebook.
Sounds like nonsense.
It still doesn't make the anti-Facebook crowd any less annoying though.
I know you're joking...
All, I know is, I did not know any of those 18 (I hope) year old girls who pinged me everyday for "friendship." And do you really think a boss would think that was cool if he didn't like you? Do you think it wouldn't be used against you?
There were also almost instant registry attacks that could not be dealt with by my current protection. Of the amount I would call "humongous."
Me too ...For a moment I thought I was a psychopath!
I think this is just a company ploy to extort more personal info from their employees.
"Show us all your social networking sites" or you will be labeled/profiled a killer,fired and reported to police."
If you are not paying for it, you are not a "customer" ... you are the product being sold.
What a load of pseudo-scientific dribble...
Oh wait, it's the Daily Fail. No wonder then.
Read the title question as, "Isn't joining Facebook a sign you're a psychopath?" Wonder what Freud would say about that?
Ironic that psychologists would forward this idea given that going into the field of psychology has long been casually regarded as a sign that that person probably has a few screws loose.
As for the HR, this wouldn't happen to be the HR department at Facebook, Inc. by any chance?
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