General Article Selfies: the good, the bad and the downright irritating

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The selfie has become a huge part of modern life. It has transformed the simple self-portrait into something more immediate and has grown in cultural importance – it’s been linked to identity, self-exploration and narcissism. Something as simple as putting a camera on the front of a mobile device has created a cultural trend that looks set to last.

Fears about the impact of the selfie generation were recently brought to the fore with the story of Essena O’Neill – the popular Instagrammer who ...

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