The fact that one can hold one s own territory without having to invade another person s space, is something that is losing popular appeal. It starts innocuously enough. If I like, say, punk rock and you write it off as three-chord noise , you cluck your teeth and roll your eyes to suggest I have bad taste.
Going to lengths to have your photograph taken with a powerful or famous person gives you the kind of brand equity that says, ‘Look, I have access, the very opposite of the ironic act of photo-bombing