Why Do We Love Selfies So Much?

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In today’s social media era, it’s not cool if we don’t take selfies yet. Selfies from the top, wincing selfies, to muzzle selfies like a duck’s mouth. Yes, I don’t think it’s complete if our Instagram account doesn’t have a selfie yet. But, have we ever asked, why we love selfies so much?

One of the reasons why we like selfies stems from our need, human, to express and be appreciated. According to Sigmund Freud, we are all narcissistic creatures. We want our existence to be recognized by the world. That’s why, over the centuries, humans have tried to express themselves through performances such as playing music or writing poetry. We love it when people praise our work and know who we are.

The thing is, not everyone can be Beethoven or William Shakespeare. But with the advent of the internet, now everyone can promote themselves very easily through social media. This can be done by updating the status, vlogging, and of course, taking a selfie.

Yes, in short, the Selfie is one of the easiest ways to express ourselves to the world. Just CLICK! Be a selfie photo full of expression. The more extreme our selfie is, the more people usually LIKE our photos, which makes us feel even cooler in other people’s eyes. Finally, we are willing to bother repeating the selfie many times until we are satisfied so that our photos can look much better than the original.

The selfie is fine, let alone a selfie can also be a way to find who you are. But do not let us also enjoy selfies, especially with strange poses so that we can terrorize our friends’ timelines. Now you can answer someone who come to you with a question, “why do we love selfies so much?” Thank you.