A random dozen, relevant, actual quotes\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSending my selfie to NASA, because I\u2019m a star.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI don\u2019t take selfies all the time. I just do it once and a while everyday.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cReal men don\u2019t take selfies.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMaybe she\u2019s born with it. Maybe it\u2019s an Instagram filter.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI remember when Selfies where just called no one else.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA selfie day keeps insecurities away!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTwerking and selfie have just been added to the dictionary. Future and optimism have now been removed.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe \u2018I\u2019m doing something fun with a famous tourist landmark\u2019 selfie (aka travelfie)\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe best selfies are the ones that aren\u2019t.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf I send you ugly selfies, our friendship is real.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTeenager Post #14606: For every good selfie there are 47 failed ones.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI haven\u2019t taken a selfie for a while, but I am still very cute just to keep you updated.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n A \u201cselfie\u201d is a photograph one takes of oneself, typically with a smart phone, and then uploaded to a social media site. Millions of selfies are taken daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Just to play with the data a little (and not spending too much time attempting to comprehend who and why someone actually keeps track of said subject),<\/em> note that the average millennial is expected to take 25,700 selfies in his or her lifetime, and now, more people die annually taking selfies than in shark attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s a crazy phenomena \u2014 all these pictures of \u201cme.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Elsa Godart, a renowned French psychoanalyst and philosopher, in her 2018 book, \u201cI Selfie Therefore I Am\u201d <\/em>\u2014 writes about the inherent contradiction of the selfie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At the heart of the selfie, Godart explains, is a contradiction. \u201cWhat may look like straight-forward narcissism can often be insecurity and a craving for reassurance: a reassurance that you can only ever get from \u2018likes.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n I suppose the key phrase there is \u201cwhat may look like.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat may look like\u2026\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat may look like\u201d does not equate to what actually is.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n A selfie is a singular photograph, snapped at a singular moment in time. We see the pics. We form opinions. We judge the narcissism or whatever else we seemingly glean from the solitary photo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But a solitary photo does not make an album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A single image does not tell an entire story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Where are we crafting entire narratives based on singular shots? <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2026 singular angles?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2026 singular moments in time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n My sense is a selfie society doesn\u2019t always provide an accurate perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Respectfully\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n AR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A random dozen, relevant, actual quotes\u2026 \u201cSending my selfie to NASA, because I\u2019m a star.\u201d \u201cI don\u2019t take selfies all the time. I just do it once and a while everyday.\u201d \u201cReal men don\u2019t take selfies.\u201d \u201cMaybe she\u2019s born with it. Maybe it\u2019s an Instagram filter.\u201d \u201cI remember when Selfies where just called no one … <\/p>\n