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Serious question. I just do not see the appeal at all and frankly find it rather distasteful. I know what I look like, family and friends know what I look like..... What compels people to frequently, often daily share photos of themselves online on some social media platform to a broader audience? What is behind the urgings of others for someone to share selfies? Is it that they are vain, self-absorbed? Eager to try and impress others? Wanting to seem trendy? Actually, in some unfortunate situations this has turned out to be a deadly exercise as someone shooting a "selfie" in a not-so-safe location has a fatal accident and, well, no one would want to see a photo of the end result of THAT.
I'm from a different generation and I'm curious. Is this persistent and all-too prevalent "selfies" thing due to poor self-esteem? Narcissism? Something else?
One article which I pulled up at random:
I'm from a different generation and I'm curious. Is this persistent and all-too prevalent "selfies" thing due to poor self-esteem? Narcissism? Something else?
One article which I pulled up at random:
The Societal Obsession with Selfies (and What's Wrong With It)
We all have that friend(s) who we follow on social media sites who constantly posts selfies. If you know what I’m talking about, you may find yourself scrolling over those pictures absent-mindedly. These photos usually consist of up-close angles of a person’s face, which may come across as...
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