“In the end, selfies are avatars: Mini-Me’s that we send out to give others a sense of who we are.” ~ The meaning of the selfie

“Selfies are something new to me, but as I have become increasingly addicted to Instagram, I have been accused of posting too many of them. Maybe this is so, but only because I’ve learned that the selfie is one of the most popular ways to post... and garner the most likes from followers.

I’ve found that Instagram works much like the movie business: You’re safe if you trade “one for them” with “one for yourself,” meaning for every photo of a book, painting or poem, I try to post a selfie with a puppy, a topless selfie or a selfie with Seth Rogen, because these are all things that are generally liked.

We all have different reasons for posting them, but, in the end, selfies are avatars: Mini-Me’s that we send out to give others a sense of who we are.” ~ James Franco The NY Times

So in that case... “Morning”