Monday, February 20, 2006
evidence of our existence
It is now easier than ever to gather evidence of our own existence.
Narcissism would be the desire to look at one's own image. It would seem that assuming that 56 million other people demand fresh photographs of us takes it up a few other levels.
In her bedroom in Lubbock, Tex., Ms. Adams, 21, tried out a variety of poses — coy, friendly, sultry, goofy — in the kind of performance young people have engaged in privately for generations before a mirror. But Ms. Adams's mirror was a Web cam, and her journey of self-expression, documented in five digital self-portraits, was soon visible to the 56 million registered users of MySpace.
"Everyone's a little narcissistic," Ms. Adams said.
Narcissism would be the desire to look at one's own image. It would seem that assuming that 56 million other people demand fresh photographs of us takes it up a few other levels.
