This Is How Dark Triad Personality Traits Manifest Online

Are you dealing with a bully? A troll? Or is it something more complicated? Look out for these shadow figures online.

We live much of our lives in the online world. Social media has become a necessary part of daily life for many. In these spaces, we find our work, our friends, our families, and even the partners we marry and love. The digital sphere is entrenched in our society, the good and the bad. What does that mean for dark personality types?

While we don’t love to imagine it, our apps and platforms are populated with an equal mix of light and darkness. Dark personalities with bad intentions are just as likely to be found as those who deal in the light.

You may be looking for a friend, a business partner, or even a soulmate. Go lurking too far and you may just find something else, however…the Dark Triad. A personality type so dangerous and manipulative that many of us fail to comprehend the traps that they set for us online.

If you’ve ever dealt with the Dark Triad before, then you are a highly unlucky individual. Relatively rare, this sinister personality type is manipulative, controlling, domineering, and even cruel. These individuals can see the world in some truly sinister ways, and those around them are the ones who pay the price.

Psychologically speaking, a Dark Triad personality is one with a high level of narcissism, Machiavellian tendencies, and a diagnosable level of psychopathy (Jones & Paulhus, 2013). But the levels of these personality traits can vary from individual to individual.

It’s helpful to think of these personality types as a motion toy — specifically the ones which hold water and oil on the inside. The aspects of their personalities are shifting, often unbalanced.

Some individuals will rate higher in narcissism than psychopathy and Machiavellianism (and vice versa). It’s a sliding scale which can dramatically affect…

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