Selfies and self esteem

Sometimes you just have to go outside and play in the gorgeous light with your camera...

It's a shame to me that in this day and age most people seem to feel "ashamed" of posting things like selfies or doing slightly narcissistic things like having photo shoots or doing their makeup just for fun. It's like we're supposed to apologize for wanting to feel pretty.
Personally, I like being told when I look nice. I don't know about you, but for me it takes a little bit of effort to look put together and it's really nice when someone takes the time to compliment and recognize it. I think it's downright silly that we are shaming young women for being "attention whores" when they post a selfies of themselves. We're allowed to want to be complimented, dang it! I think it can do wonders for a young lady's (or gent's) self esteem to compliment them rather than put them down for being "conceited."
I'm not saying I condone provocative photographs shared on social media - but that's opening a whole other bag of taters that I just don't want to get in to right now. So what are your opinions on selfies - conceited or not?