On selfies

So, every time someone says something derisive about a selfie, I stop myself from pointing out what might not be obvious to them – that, today, in this world, quite a lot of the things we do amount to “selfies”: standing up in a roomful of seated people; picking out a new hairstyle; having strict rules about how you want to be introduced; how determinedly some of us keep our middle names secret. And, of course, writing a story. - Michael Mendis, These Narcissistic Selfies