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Selfies: Narcissism by the Numbers
The website rawhide.org has taken a thorough numerical snapshot of our culture's growing obsession with taking self-portraits via smartphones, affectionately known as "selfies." Rawhide, which is a faith-based charity "offering programs for at risk youth in Wisconsin," reports that
Selfies: Narcissism by the Numbers
The website rawhide.org has taken a thorough numerical snapshot of our culture's growing obsession with taking self-portraits via smartphones, affectionately known as "selfies." Rawhide, which is a faith-based charity "offering programs for at risk youth in Wisconsin," reports that
- 93 million selfies are taken every day
- 74% of the images shared on Snapchat are digital self-portraits.
- On Instagram, 1,000 selfies are posted every 10 seconds.
- Of those images, 36% are altered or enhanced.
- Today's teens now spend a full seven days each year taking pictures of themselves.
- In 2015 more people died during accidents while taking selfies than were killed in shark attacks.