Long weekend links: Social media creates angry partisans, how to tell if you’re a jerk, and what earwax is for

Are You A Jerk? (with attempts at definitions of jerk and asshole) Illustration from Nautilus by Jackie Ferrentino The scientifically recognized personality categories closest to “jerk” are the “dark triad” of narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathic personality. Narcissists regard themselves as more important than the people around them, which jerks also implicitly or explicitly do. And […]