This video is slighly topical for me because it features Maisie Williams from Game of Thrones (which I've never seen or for that matter read, but which everyone seems to recommend). I was standing next to her at a Dublin International Film Festival party the other weekend while a friend of mine who was in a film with her was talking to her, but I couldn't be bothered to speak to her myself.
Anyway, back on track: I've been a proponent of selfies since long before the term existed as, with rare exceptions such as my profile photo here, I'm the only person I trust to take photographs of me. With the exponential rise of smartphones there has been an explosion in selfies. One's gut reaction might well be that this is indicative of narcissism, egocentricty or attention-seeking, but is that necessarily true?
No one else decides a person's words for them, so why shouldn't each individual be at least a significant contributor to their own photographic record? Isn't it in fact healthier for them to choose when they look the best (whether that means hottest or most displaying their true soul) rather than for someone else to tell them?
Of course it's abhorrently tedious and vapid to upload an endless stream of selfies to Instagram, Facebook or Twitter, but perhaps some good autobiographical shots can support someone's self-esteem or give them a smile once they reach old age.
