Exploring the Dark Triad: Personality Traits in the Age of Social Media

This chapter examines the limitations of the Big Five personality traits and introduces the 'Dark Triad' framework, highlighting traits like Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy. It discusses how social media culture exacerbates these traits, fostering manipulative behaviors and a lack of accountability in online interactions. The conversation also addresses the challenges of expressing dissenting opinions in various contexts and the moral obligation to speak truthfully in the face of societal pressures.