Before my divorce, I took lots of selfies and posted them on Facebook. I read the comments greedily: “Beautiful family,” “looking great.” We must be OK, I reassured myself, if people see us that way. What an astonishment to fall in love again in my 50s. I didn’t know intimacy this easy was possible, like loosening shoelaces you didn’t know were tied too tight. On our first vacation together, I photographed our long shadows in the desert, holding hands. But I didn’t post it. I didn’t need to. Being looked at, I’ve realized, is not the same as being seen. — Sarah Gundle
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Posting selfies and hoping for a lot of “likes” is quite a phenomenon these days. I’m thinking it’s a sign of the insecurity that’s also rampant these days. And what a profound statement, that being looked at isn’t the same as being seen. Thanks for sharing this.
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A new study conducted by Washington State University psychologists and published in the Journal of Research in Personality shows that people who post a lot of selfies are perceived as less likeable, less successful, more insecure and less open to new experiences
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0092656619300674
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