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Selfies without sense: People keep risking their lives for the 'perfect' photo
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Pegged to the news that a young man fell into Mount Vesuvius in Italy, Fox News Digital examined today's selfie culture, with input from a psychologist plus a few 20-somethings.
The young man and "his entire group exercised terrible judgment," said one psychologist. Rutledge said young people have as their "primary task" the idea of "figuring out who [they] are in the social world." "For years, portraits were how people established their power and dominance in society." "Social media has made people very reliant on others’ validation through 'likes' and comments." Deirdre Reilly is a senior editor, lifestyle, with Fox News Digital.
After officials dramatically rescued him from the crater, he was treated for minor cuts and bruises.
Local police cited the tourist and his family members because they went off an authorized path to get closer to the crater last Saturday — apparently to take a selfie, according to LaPresse News Agency.