Period 5 10/6/15 Time to Post Another Selfie Many people take pride in what they do, know, or even wear. Some people, however, take their pride a little too far making it turn into vanity. Vanity is excessive admiration in one?s achievements. In ?Social media desperately need an antidote for bragging? (2013), written by M. McFarland , it describes about how people take ?numbers?, such as retweets and likes, as a way to judge other people and brag about themselves. While boasting about good news is a healthy act, at a certain point confidence turns into arrogance. Vanity creates an air of arrogance, which introduces hollowness into human hearts.