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Pop Music Proves We’re All Narcissists

In the past 25 years or so, the use of words like “we,” “us,” and “our” have taken a backseat in pop music hits for “I,” “me,” and “mine.” Not to make this all about my iPod or anything. [via]

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By: JD
On: Apr 3, 2011
Tagged: Language, Music

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No. 1 · Scott Bonzitski
WTF!? This article makes NO sense @ all. It does NOT even distinguish between Optimistic/Narcisstic paradigms’…(?)…SB

Apr 3, 2011 at 4:18 pm · @Reply · Flag
No. 2 · justnow
Hey queerty can I get a job here? I can do better than this

Apr 3, 2011 at 4:50 pm · @Reply · Flag
No. 3 · jason
I have to agree about the narcissism of today’s young people. It’s incredible how self-obsessed they are are. This seems to be a characteristic more of women than of men. The young generation of the 1960′s and 1970′s would have laughed at us.

Apr 3, 2011 at 5:54 pm · @Reply · Flag
No. 4 · Scott Nelson
This article is beyond pointless. Such a waste of space on your home page

Apr 3, 2011 at 6:24 pm · @Reply · Flag
No. 5 · Sceth
It’s better this way.

Apr 3, 2011 at 9:18 pm · @Reply · Flag