"selfies" An Unhealthy Narcissistic Cultural Trend? Ya Think?!

[Christopher O'Brien]

[Instead of training cell-phones on our faces-in-places, shouldn't we be looking up from our "smart" phones out into the environment and capture life's more enigmatic, phenomenal moments? Our attention shouldn't be relegated to pouty-lips and the vacant eyes that sadly mirror the soulless, vacuous state of our rapidly "dumbed-down" culture. IMHO, of course —chris]

The ‘Selfie’ Obsession: A Chronic, Narcissistic Mental Disorder

Article HERE:

"Does this picture make you uncomfortable?


"President Obama and VP Biden: Was it just horse play, insecurity, or do they have compulsive narcissist tendencies? Well, it should. As a member of the voting public, it should make you feel more than awkward seeing your top two chief executives engrossed in one of the most banal contemporary pastimes ever - taking a ‘Selfie’ [noun. a picture taken of a person, by that person].

"One also must consider the very real possibility that these two men might be suffering from one of many mental conditions, including Body Dysmorphic Disorder, that are afflicting millions of smart phone users worldwide…"
REST OF ARTICLE HERE

 

[Wade]

Good timing, over the weekend I downloaded Jeffrey Kluger's The Narcissist Next Door. I think Chris may have posted this on my behalf.

 

[DaveM]

[Instead of training cell-phones on our faces-in-places, shouldn't we be looking up from our "smart" phones out into the environment and capture life's more enigmatic, phenomenal moments? Our attention shouldn't be relegated to pouty-lips and the vacant eyes that sadly mirror the soulless, vacuous state of our rapidly "dumbed-down" culture. IMHO, of course —chris]

The ‘Selfie’ Obsession: A Chronic, Narcissistic Mental Disorder

Article HERE:

"Does this picture make you uncomfortable?


"President Obama and VP Biden: Was it just horse play, insecurity, or do they have compulsive narcissist tendencies? Well, it should. As a member of the voting public, it should make you feel more than awkward seeing your top two chief executives engrossed in one of the most banal contemporary pastimes ever - taking a ‘Selfie’ [noun. a picture taken of a person, by that person].

"One also must consider the very real possibility that these two men might be suffering from one of many mental conditions, including Body Dysmorphic Disorder, that are afflicting millions of smart phone users worldwide…"
REST OF ARTICLE HERE

Amen, brother...