I think it's a side effect of meeting people online. So many people are bad at communicating and ghosting is, unfortunately, much easier than actually telling someone the truth. It's definitely harmful though and I wish people would think about that more.

I don't think it is a sign of narcissism. Narcissists feed off of attention and drama and such. You are more likely to be love-bombed or tied into a pointless drama or stuck feeding a narcs ego than you are to be ghosted by them. At least in my crappy experiences. :/

Lots of interesting points of views here ,i ahve not reallyy had any personaly experince with this but know a few friends who were ghosted with negative messaging to them until they were blocked and then they just made up another puppet account

Points out the general lack of honesty in our culture.

Could be all of the above. It really sucks.

I think ghosting is sometimes narcissistic for sure, but I've done it out of cowardice, because I can avoid the confrontation. Not proud of that, but there it is.

It could be many things...
Locked up
Ran out of data
Someone said something the other person didn't like
Someone lied about age, appearance, etc.
Fear of meeting in person
Lack of confidence
Etc, etc...
If I'm ghosted, by a potential friend or partner, I just move on... They pretty much made it clear they no longer want to talk anymore and they really aren't obligated to explain... The internet is very impersonal this way...

Too many reasons to narrow it down. I figure it could be that they aren't interested. It could be that they found someone else. It could be that they feel insecure and chickened out. ETC

Hearts don't break evenly. Someone usually feels worse than the other when it's over. Maybe they don't feel obligated? Maybe they are too weak in character to give closure? Maybe they are a little scared of the reaction? Maybe they decided to be passive aggressive this time? This is not a new cultural development IMO. This used to be called a fade away.

It depends. If it’s only texting, meh, these things happen.
A real, in person relationship...well. Some folks are too immature and/or selfish to break up in any kind of mature manner. Unless they are escaping a crazy person, in which case, ghost away. Otherwise, it’s not that hard to say: this is not working, I’m calling a halt.
It hurts, but at least one knows it’s over and has the chance to hear it, rather than eternally wonder, WTF.

doesn't bother me if someone stops communicating

Devious intention. Hiding something.

Usually self centered coward

I’ve been ghosted in the middle of what I thought was a growing relationship. It turns out she was also communicating with another man that she apparently liked better. I think she could have been honest and said so, but apparently she wasn’t comfortable with that ‍

Sometimes these msg/txt things just run out of gas. Sometimes you are both waiting for the other to get in touch, too much time goes by and then it is awkward, so it ends. I feel l have been ghosted more than once and l am ok with it. If someone really doesn't want to type with me that is understandable. It is a tedious, clumsy, impersonal way to communicate, and l don't care for it anyway. I have been ghosted by people l have talked to on the phone also, and that is ok too. If someone doesn't wish to speak with me, l don't need an explanation.