KEY POINTSDark Triad personality traits including entitlement, deception, lack of empathy, and manipulation are common among reality TV characters.Dark Triad traits are also associated with con artists. On realiy shows,... read more →
Overview Clubhouse is the ‘app du jour.’ A throwback, it is audio-only for drop-in discussions, serendipitous meetings, and eavesdropping without shame. Invitation- and IOS-only, exclusivity, celebrity, and FOMO fuel its... read more →
Social media fame is more fragile than celebrity built on talent over time. Influencers' success relies less on their content and more on their ability to maintain an emotional connection... read more →
What do the changes of 2020--new technologies, a pandemic, social conflict, and new data restrictions on the horizon--signal for the next few years? When it comes to building and communicating... read more →
Don’t agree with them? Find them offensive? Don’t like them? Cancel them! Cancel culture is pervasive. Publicly ‘canceling’ or calling out someone for words or actions that you find offensive,... read more →
Dr. Pamela Rutledge is available to reporters for comments on the psychological and social impact of media and technology on individuals, society, organizations and brands.