Taylor Swift also opined about the death of the autograph and rise of the selfie hunters. There are a few things I have witnessed becoming obsolete in the past few years, the first being autographs. I havent been asked for an autograph since the invention of the iPhone with a front-facing camera. The only memento kids these days want is a selfie, she wrote in the Wall Street Journal. President of the Universal Autograph Collectors Club Michael Hecht, one of the largest autograph societies in the world, agreed with Swift. It is absolutely true that theres less demand for autographs. Theres a diminishing demand for print journalism. Theres a diminishing demand for stamps. Theres a diminishing demand for autographs, Hecht, who is also a financial adviser for Morgan Stanley, told New Republic about the hobby, which came of age in 19th century United States when the scribbled signature of famous people was a marker of status and wealth. As we become more and more of a visual society, people want a visual representation of their favourite stars. We dont know them through their writing, through their letter. We know them by their faces.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 07:16:42 +0000
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