Les années moi-moi: the age of the self as measure

Caravaggio, Narcissus (1597-1599). Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome. We live in a time saturated with exposure, where the self is a product. How we present ourselves, what we represent, how visible and opinable our identity is. If the 1920s were les années folles , the 2020s might well be called les années moi-moi : the me-me years. Let's pretend we're writing for the Oxford Dictionary:…