Selfie: A self-portrait photograph, typically taken with a digital camera or camera phone held in the hand or supported by a selfie stick.
And they’re everywhere! Some folks are flat-out addicted! Do you have a friend of two who posts several selfie photos a day? Yeah, we all do!
Why do people take selfies and post them on social media? Believe it or not, it’s not just because they’re vain. I mean, that’s one of the MAJOR reasons, of course, but it’s not the only one.
A new study out of BYU found there are three different reasons people take lots of selfies. Check ’em out . . .
1. To communicate with their friends and family and engage with them. That could be like taking a selfie with your “I Voted” sticker to try to motivate other people to also vote.
2. To record key events in your life and preserve memories.
3. And to publicize yourself for vain or narcissistic reasons, like having people see how great, exciting, and amazing your life is.
(PHOTOS: pixabay.com and flickr.com)
