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While travel is high on the list, that's my experience with the bulk of profiles I see. Our generation just doesn't want to say they're defined by actions, but
by bdg 12y ago
While travel is high on the list, that's my experience with the bulk of profiles I see. Our generation just doesn't want to say they're defined by actions, but rather things they buy, or how much leisure they can obtain.
> Volunteering your time locally speaks infinitely stronger to one's character than how much time and money they can spend outside of their 25 mile home radius.
There's a large number of people who see that as yet another exercise in narcissism. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymcflrj_rRc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymcflrj_rRc . There's even a tumbler account that catalogs people on tinder who take selfies of volunteering. I've seen the claim go as far as saying it's simply a way to "validate privileged".
- justsayinstuff 12y agoRather than the activity, social media inherently promotes narcissism.