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Selfies
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I'll take selfies over bad teenage poetry, R.I.P. auto decals, and graffiti in terms of offensive memorialization.
Just imagine what this guy could have done with his life if he hadn't wasted time on selfies.
Just imagine what this guy could have done with his life if he hadn't wasted time on selfies.
Ain't no ballpark, neither! It ain't even the same ****ing sport!
Idk, I don't think taking a pic of a sunset and taking a pic of yourself eating dinner and posting it on fb are the same thing. I think one of them is a real time enactment of what Andy Warhol referred to as "everyone's 15 minutes of fame". It's simple self gratification. Taking a photo of a sunset seems more artistic to me. Maybe I'm a snob like that. Maybe not.
Recording a concert that you're standing right in front of seems really goofy to me. If someone paid money and traveled to the show to have the interactive experience of watching and hearing it, why would they watch it through a screen? It's like going to a movie and holding your phone up to it or putting your phone in front of the tv when you're watching it. Even more so at a concert I think where everyone shows up to see a live performance. Makes no sense to me.
There was a short period about 5 years ago where I had enough self-esteem to take a selfie. Now I'm back to just taking pictures of my cats.
All I was suggesting is to many people, their cute top and duckface is just as important to them as someone like you or I would reserve for something with a bit more depth, and only that person can make that call.
There's a buffed out dude whom poses almost nude and takes selfies on a regular basis. That, I don't like. 
There's a very cute girl that I knew back in the day, she grew up to be a beautiful woman. She takes innocent selfies on a regular basis too. That, is a treat to the eyes.
I don't like nor hate selfies. I never took one, would never post on anywhere though.
There's a very cute girl that I knew back in the day, she grew up to be a beautiful woman. She takes innocent selfies on a regular basis too. That, is a treat to the eyes.
I don't like nor hate selfies. I never took one, would never post on anywhere though.
I like to complain more than your average man, but sometimes this forum seems like it's full of joyless grey blobs.
not a lot of people know this, but the selfie was originally a type of wall-mounted storage, used for holding books and other objects.
Count me in the camp that they have have no redeeming value and are a sad reflection of a self absorbed and vacuous, celebrity obsessed culture.
the first one i saw was on a trailer for some reality show,years ago,which was in heavy rotation... ,the guy sort of rolled his arm downward like a silent film "julius caesar"addressing the senate and snapped a pic just as the camera reached the end of his hand,which ended up pointed at his mug that was coordinated in a well timed,well practiced pose.............and with a real digital camera instead of a cell......the dude did it with such flair that it was obvious he spent a lot of time practicing doing it at home......a "cool move" ,designed to impress i guess.....which is indicative of the kind of narcissism our culture has descended to ..........practicing up on the poses for pictures of oneself....
