Selfies are narcissistic and obnoxious (“Five reasons to keep geotagging,” HCN, 6/10/19). Social media is a time-wasting, jealousy-producing machine that most of us should abstain from as much as possible. Electronic addiction is a serious problem. Don’t underestimate the damage it’s currently doing to society. Geotagging is unnecessary at best, irresponsible at worst and a symptom of Silicon Valley’s irresponsibility — just like Donald Trump winning the last election with the help of the Russians and Facebook.
William Gretz
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Narcissistic geotagging.
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