Galen Guengerich's Selfie Culture

In Galen Guengerich’s article, “‘Selfie’ culture promotes a degraded worldview,” the minister discusses why he believes selfies are detrimental to today’s society. A selfie is a picture taken, usually using a smartphone, of oneself and then sent to others or posted online. One of Guengerich’s main points is that selfies suggest that an individual is self-centered, even if this may not be true. By constantly posting pictures of yourself, the individual seems to be saying they like to put attention on themselves. This may encourage some people to shy away from a person who has a heavy social media presence. Another point that the author stresses is those who take and post selfies excessively tend to be less socially connected. While it would