I don't have a facebook but I do have an instagram. And I've been trying to understand the fascination with "selfies". Isn't it awkward to take pictures of yourself? It's weird to me. I thought there was a fear of looking conceited by taking a selfie. By doing that aren't you kind of saying there's a need for approval by getting "likes" to feel validated? And what about the ones whose every little square is a picture of them self but it's not one they could have taken, like a full body shot. Are they asking someone to take their picture? Do they send it to them self from someone else's phone? What goes on?
I've wondered what will happen to this generation of little kids who, since birth, have had phones in front of them instead of faces? I'm not meaning to knock parents and people who do that and I'm not saying it makes you an uninvolved parent because you do this. I certainly take pictures of the beautiful babies in my family. Because, yes, I want to show the world how cute they are and how happy they make me. That's what we do right? Take pictures of things to show people what makes us happy. I just hope the overwhelming cell phones in the face won't cause a disconnect for these kids. A lot of teenagers today seem to have a celebrity complex and I hope they don't see it as how many likes you get defines your self esteem.
I dunno. Just a thought. What do I know.
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