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TM99

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1. The narcissism of fame.

Sun Dec 28, 2014, 10:00 AM

Dec 2014

Tyson is a smart man, that is obvious, but really what was the point of his Tweets?

He says it was to be factual and funny? He knew it would be offensive to many. He did it because he could. He seems to be enjoying the limelight and the reTweets.

Free speech is cool. It doesn't mean that we should just spout off anything we want just to stir the pot. But that's modernity for you. When we act narcissistically, we fail to see how our words may impact or affect someone else. It is just about us.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson's Provocative Tweets About Christmas Started An Internet Flame War [View all] hrmjustin Dec 2014 OP

The narcissism of fame. TM99 Dec 2014 #1

I agree he knew what he was doing. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #2

I doubt any here would have been offended no matter TM99 Dec 2014 #4

Yep! I like him on science but this was just done to start in. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #5

Prior to the boom of social media, TM99 Dec 2014 #6

Well everbody is an expert on everything now. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #7

No kidding! TM99 Dec 2014 #9

Lol i know what you mean. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #10

Sibling rivalry. okasha Dec 2014 #3

Now that Hitchens is dead, TM99 Dec 2014 #8

Let's see if he can stay on this Shetland pony first. okasha Dec 2014 #13

I don't see him as part of that group at all. cbayer Dec 2014 #12

Well, as NDT is my secret love, I'm not going to be able to criticize him on this. cbayer Dec 2014 #11