Self Absorbed

It has happened again. Someone has died taking a selfie. I never understood the mindset of selfies. Why are people so self absorbed that they need to chronicle every life event. If no one else is with you to take the picture, you do it yourself. In the cases where the people have died, the scenario is always the same. They are standing on a high cliff with a beautiful view and have to capture the moment. Years ago we faced out and took a picture of the landscape. Now we face in and need our faces in the forefront and the view behind us. In order to focus better, backwards steps are taken. Step, step, step, fall. The ground has ended but the pose is still there. No one notices that you are close to the edge because they are looking at themselves in their own cameras. I feel so bad that someone has lost their life in such an unfortunate way.