The Narcissistic Age
Such is the state of social media in present times that future historians might label our age as the Narcissistic Age.
People are voyeuristic, narcissistic to the hilt and filled with vanity, caring too much about how they are perceived by others.
Social media, with its viral pics and messages, may provide a micro-understanding of how we are living, but without proper context or wider implications of the events shaping our age.
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