Why Selfies?
Selfie, Steven Lum
I get it—to some degree. The camera proves I was here, in this place, in this time, and with this other. It’s reassuring to have a memory prompt. Further, we all have our insecurities and need to feel loved and acknowledged. It’s a normal, healthy, human need. Posting photos of oneself and counting likes provides a powerful boost of dopamine. But it does not and cannot give real love. Counting likes is not equivalent to the earned satisfaction of accomplishment and personal triumph.
Incessant selfie takers need to ask: is the act of posting photos of your carefully considered face, your body on an exotic beach, ...
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