Strange issue... don't you agree?

I believe that social media hasn't changed who we are; it has simply exposed what was already there.

Before social media, narcissism was loud but contained. You usually encountered it at social gatherings . We’ve all met that one person: the one who dominates the conversation, speaking endlessly about their own life while never stopping to ask, "And what about you?" Even if they did ask, you could tell they weren't truly listening—they were just waiting for their next turn to speak.

This person existed in a bubble. They had little interest in the world around them—the society, the environment, or the neighborhood issues that define our collective quality of life. If a problem didn't touch them directly, it simply wasn't worth their time. Because there was no digital feed to distract them, their ego was fed entirely by the immediate attention of the room.

What happened once we all got smartphones? The narcissist didn’t disappear; they just found a bigger stage. Now, the camera is always pointed inward.

We see thousands of meaningless selfies—posts that turn the ordinary into a spectacle. We see the "abs workout" at the gym, the "I just woke up" bedhead, and the constant updates on daily inconveniences, like a power outage. While these are personal pages, when I see an account overflowing with selfies, I see a struggle for attention. It’s as if the person is looking in a digital mirror and asking the world, "Do you see me now?" It has become a performance where the goal isn't connection, but validation. 

Everything needs and a limit and to find out the inner cause of something. What I really mean is that at the end of the day, this digital explosion of narcissism feels like a paradox. While it looks like extreme self-love, it often reveals a deep, hidden insecurity. 

When we feel the need to broadcast every workout and every mundane morning detail, are we really sharing our joy? Or are we struggling to believe that our lives have value if they aren't being watched? This "strange issue" of modern narcissism might just be a collective cry for validation. Perhaps we are all just trying to convince ourselves that we are enough, one "like".