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I have never understood selfies. If one is in front of a wonderful view then take that view but don't ruin it.

Neither have I. Fortunately I normally tend to carry a slightly better camera around (nothing too fancy, just a Lumix FZ200 which madly conditional menu structure makes me suspect Panasonic employs a Microsoft UI engineer), and that weighs just too much for any selfie stick temptation :).

I take an image because I want to preserve a memory or a sight. I see my own face fairly regularly when shaving, and most of my friends also know what I look like..