The introduction of the "selfie" took non-communication one step further starting way back around the year 2000 when people began snapping their own portraits on MySpace. But the practice really took off on Facebook, peaking just a few years ago. What a great advance: Now that you could take your own photo, who needed anyone else? But still, out in public or on an excursion to someplace fabulous you likely would ask a passer-by for help if you wanted to capture the breathtaking drama of Niagara Falls, the incredible expanse of the Grand Canyon or the stunning breadth of Mt. Everest. Quelle drag -- you had to talk to a complete stranger!
Not anymore. Now there is the "selfie stick," a clumsy device apparently invented by Fred Flintstone that lets you extend your reach so you can completely avoid interacting with strangers (god forbid a million times you should talk to someone to whom you have not been properly introduced), which if you ask me is one of the very best parts of travel. And so, the world gets a little colder.
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