The Impact of Selfies and Smartphone Culture on Social Behavior

Selfies taken at St Peter’s Basilica alongside the corpse of Pope Francis have sparked international criticism, showcasing how smartphones have disrupted social norms and public behavior. The rise of selfie culture reflects human nature's impulse to document and share experiences. The solution may lie in a combination of rules, legislation, and social stigma to reinvent social etiquette for the mobile phone era.