Selfie and Selfie Culture: Relationship Between Selfie and Personality

The Relationship between Selfie and Personality
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The topic to be pursued is analyzing the relationship between selfie and personality or character. Selfies are now part and parcel of the new society. The age of the camera is long gone, and perhaps they are now only being used in very formal or official settings. It is commonplace nowadays to see people posing for selfies and then later on positing them on their social media platforms with various captions, waiting for comments from their online friends. Ladies are often the ones who take selfies the most. Personality on the other hand, is usually formed over time and greatly influenced by the prevailing conditions within the surrounding of a person. It would factual to say that electronic gadgets are currently in the global environment and would therefore, play a significant role in shaping character.
Pursuing this topic would also be helpful in illustrating the various roles and impacts of new media on the current as well as the future generations. It is through having a narrowed, in-depth analysis of the social and technological dynamics that one can pick out a predictable trend within the population. By analyzing the practice of taking selfies, a larger discourse can be unearthed; one that digs through the interpersonal dynamics that would otherwise be confined to just a few people who talk about it in undertones. New insights will be generated from this topic and it might set a foundation for further research into how new technological practices have played a role in permanently or temporarily altering the characters of people in society.
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As the world continues advancing towards a more digital era, there are so many changes happening in the society. Information technology is the new big thing and people are enjoying all that it brings. Social media is also on the rise, with various social platforms already in operation with millions of subscribers. With the advancements in electronic gadgets, people have discarded the traditional use of a camera for photography and gone for the use of their mobile phones and tablets, since they are more convenient. They offer an all in one set of photography where one can take photos randomly and make edits on them while still having the capability of communicating via the same gadget.
The rationale for choosing this topic is the increased personality impacts that selfies have brought about on the people. Technology has changed the general behavior of people. Nowadays, people are addicted to their gadgets. They are often fixated on the screens and buttons of their electronic gadgets than even the person seated next to them. With the advent of selfies, this has become even more elaborate. People are so focused on taking these selfies and posting them on social media sites, where the public can make comments about the same. Depending on the nature of comments, the selfie taker might easily be affected. There are pertinent issues that affect an individual’s personality from the selfies; particularly self-esteem and self-confidence. Other aspects of personality that are inf...