Selfies are the journaling of our time. We take them everywhere we go, not only to remind our future selves of things we’ve done, but to also broadcast to the world what a fun, exciting, and carefully-curated life we lead.
But in a story that’s becoming as commonplace as school shootings in America, more and more people are either dying or putting themselves in extreme physical danger to take the ultimate selfie. And for what? Fame in the form of more likes and followers on social media.
Why are we so bad at rationally assessing risk in situations such as this?
It’s hard to believe we’ve come to a point in humanity where a simple act of photography could be life-threatening. But combine narcissism, the desire for popularity that extends beyond high school, and the human psychology of risk assessment, and you get a dangerous combination.
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