A JUNGIAN LOOK AT SOCIAL MEDIA ANONYMITY AND PSYCHOPATHY

Episode Transcript

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Welcome to Psychology TIDVI. Join doctorCarlos as he explores the many areas of
the human mind. Welcome everybody today, We're going to be looking at the
psychopath through the Youngian lens. SoYoungin is a different type of theory.

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It's what they would call a psychoanalytictheory, looking a lot at how the
unconscious influences are thoughts, behaviors,and emotions. And we're going to look
at the impact of social media anonymityon behavior and also psychopathy. It's imperative
to consider the profound psychological, social, and technological dimensions at play here.

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See Social media anonymity can significantly increaseto the online disinhibition effect, where individuals
exhibit behaviors online that they would typicallysuppress in face to face interactions. This
phenomenon often stems from the diminished senseof account of of course, and enabling
more aggressive, hostile, anti socialactions. The traits associate with psychopathies,

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such as lack of empathy, manipulativeness, and impulsivity, may find fertile ground
in the anonymous digital landscape. Researchindicates that an anonymity can't exacerbate negative online
behaviors, including trolling, cyberbuilding,and harassment. We even see this even
in protests and looting. Anonymity increasesthe how would you say, the shadow

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aspects of an individual to do thingsthat are malevolent that go against society values,
morais, and even the law.Studies have also shown that individuals with
pre existing aggressive tendencies are more likelyto express these tendencies online when shielded by
anonymity. High profile cases of cyberbuildingoften highlight how anonymity can be exploited to

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perpetuate significant harm without immediate consequences.From a young perspective, young and anonymity
allows for the emergence as I mentioneda minute ago, the shadow. This
is where we have these repressed desiresand a lot of antisocial tendencies. While
anonymity can facilitate harmful behaviors, itis also crucial for positive aspects. It
enables individuals to express themselves freely,seek support, and share sensitive information without

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fear of stigma retaliation. In mostcases, to mitigate the negative effects of
anonymity while preserving its benefits, socialmedia platforms must implement balance policies that promote
user accountability. However, one ofthe things we wanted to talk about is
psychopathy. We know they have impulsecontrol, they're anti social, they don't

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care about the laws, they don'tcare about social mores. And with social
media anonymity, it can amplify psychopathicand anti social behaviors because it reduces accountability
and enabling disinhibition. So it givesthem a playground to really do the things
they like to do. And nuancedapproach that balances the protection of anonymity for
legitimate uses with it measures to preventharm is probably essential to minimize the amounts

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of psychopaths out there. There's quitea bit. You see what happens with
social media. It allows a largeswath of psychopaths to gather in one area
the hunts, causing a lot ofchaos. So fascinating indeed, And there
it is for now