“Real relationships aren’t based on illusion. They’re based on knowing a person, both his flaws and his strengths, his weaknesses and his traits that suggest the promise of a better someone developing in the future.
Photographs taken by others can capture traits and aspects of ourselves we’d rather not highlight, whether it be acne or awkwardness. Sure, allowing such photographs may decrease how many online “friends” or “followers” we have. But they’ll also liberate us, allowing us to be the kind of people who would rather be befriended and loved than admired and envied.”