What does the contemporary self want? The camera has createda culture of celebrity; the computer is creating a culture ofconnectivity. As the two technologies converge， the twocultures betray a common impulse. Celebrity and connectivity are bothways of becoming known. This is what the contemporary self wants. Itwants to be recognized， wants to be connected: It wants to be visible. Ifnot to the millions， on Survivor or Oprah， then to the hundreds， on Twitteror Facebook This is how we become real to ourselves-by being seen byothers. The great contemporary terror is anonymity.