Sad Selfie

The OP just witnessed the 2010s encapsulated in an event. 5 seconds later a muscly lad with a self-indulgent floppy haircut and perfectly groomed 5-day stubble walked past but he made sure to blank the girl so he could look alpha.

Widdershins

Estrellita wrote: »

Trust me, she is no loss to you whatsoever.

It was like the rubbish taking itself out.

Poor Uncle Tom

Widdershins wrote: »

It was like the rubbish taking itself out.

Hehehe

meow!

luv it hun!!!!!! xx

Wanderer78

Mother of divine God, do people not do hobbies and interests anymore! Get off your Damn phones and live life!

tigger123

Savvy student wrote: »

As a young selfie-taker, there is a certain pressure to join in and to try to look good. For some people their self esteem and self worth comes from the amount of likes they get. Their friends might get 300 or 400 likes on their profile picture (usually a selfie) and if they only get a mere 100 likes, it can have a negative effect on the way they view themselves. It's just another way for young people to compare themselves with each other.

I will admit that when I upload a pic/selfie on Facebook or Instagram (granted it's not that often) I am guilty of regularly checking the number of likes it gets. For me, it's not a case of "look how good I look I got 500 likes" but more like "phew this photo did okay, I'm not horrible".

Yes, young people shouldn't rely on social media for self-esteem but unfortunately that is the case for many. It doesn't always come from a place of narcissism.

In the past people smoked to look cool. Today we embellish our lives on social media to look cool. The need to fit in amongst young people is constant but how we fit in is always changing.

Excellent post!

Social media has made modern daily life competitive, and younger millennials (brought up in this culture) are heavily influenced by this. For a lot of young groups of friends your absence is conspicuous on social media; they're going along with the crowd, which is what a majority of people do (unsurprisingly).

People giving out yards about the narcissistic selfie culture are generally people in their 30s - they grew up in a different time.

The J Stands for Jay

greenspurs wrote: »

Yeh, look at Hope Solo ........ Takes it to another level ! Selfies weren't enough, needed to up the ante .....
blue waffle part 2 !!!! WTAF !?!?!?:eek: (viewer discretion, NSFW etc etc ...)

WUT?

jigglypuffstuff

tigger123 wrote: »

Excellent post!

Social media has made modern daily life competitive, and younger millennials (brought up in this culture) are heavily influenced by this. For a lot of young groups of friends your absence is conspicuous on social media; they're going along with the crowd, which is what a majority of people do (unsurprisingly).

People giving out yards about the narcissistic selfie culture are generally people in their 30's - they grew up in a different time.

No they are not

I'm mid twenties...and I think its f****** idiotic. Speaks volumes about the mental age, capacity and value system of the current generation in my opinion.

The egocentrism championed by this generation is beyond ridiculous

Widdershins

pone2012 wrote: »

No they are not

I'm mid twenties...and I think its f****** idiotic. Speaks volumes about the mental age, capacity and value system of the current generation in my opinion.

The egocentrism championed by this generation is beyond ridiculous

Same, I agree. We're not a different species to people a decade older. I never bought into the narcissicstic, celeb-emulating crap.

jigglypuffstuff

Widdershins wrote: »

Same, I agree. We're not a different species to people a decade older. I never bought into the narcissicstic, celeb-emulating crap.

Honestly I cannot grasp it

I'm sure many here are aware of the concept of extended adolescence. That is, people prolonging the transition from adolescence to adulthood.

Anecdotally, I have a hunch that this generation carry traits from early childhood, displaying many traits that resemble children in early developmental stages, moreso than previous generations... I call this 'embedded childhood' as it doesn't appear to be going away anytime soon

These traits would include

1. Egocentrism
2. Difficulty Self Regulating Emotions
3. Offence and often Protest at the first sign of anything divergent from their perception of the world
4. Their beliefs must hold superiority over others
5. Tantrums

I could continue the list....but I won't

dublinman1990

Omackeral wrote: »

Have you ever heard of a 'griefie'? I've bloody seen them. Person takes a pic of themselves grieving at a funeral and uploads it with hashtags like

#GoneTooSoon #RIP #SoSad

I was literally lost for words for what you typed in that post at a first glance. Wtf?

That is incredibly self centered & rude for a person to do such a thing to someone's family without their permission. Those people in my mind are in the same league as someone who takes photographs of someone funeral on a bloody newspaper or someone who takes a picture of a person who is nearly on their deathbed.

If they experience a sad occasion like a funeral at anytime in life. How can they contemplate doing that making life more worse for them than it already looks?

Stigura

Wanderer78 wrote: »

Mother of divine God, do people not do hobbies and interests anymore! Get off your Damn phones and live life!

I hear hunting for these pokeamon things is quite the rage, these days .....


Oh ..........

lillycakes2

Posting selfies of your self on facebook and other social media sites is such a cringey trend..................when will it end, so narcissistic !

Hammer89

Stigura wrote: »

I hear hunting for these pokeamon things is quite the rage, these days .....


Oh ..........

Did you purposely spell Pokemon wrong here to look that bit cooler? Listen, I get it. I intentionally pronounced it Poe-key-man quite recently, just so the listener would think I was wholly unfamiliar with it, when in reality I loved it back in the day

Stigura

Hammer89 wrote: »

Did you purposely spell Pokemon wrong here to look that bit cooler?

Err, no. Absolutely not.

Fact is; I've never heard the 'word' pronounced, so wouldn't know.

Probably an age thing? Ageing Billy No Mates without a TV. But, no; I've genuinely no idea what any of it's all about. And I couldn't look cool after a week in a deep freeze

Dr Crayfish

Cracking up at that "griefie" post from the first page, I can't sleep now ffs! #gonetoosoon

piglet74

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

Cracking up at that "griefie" post from the first page, I can't sleep now ffs! #gonetoosoon

I never heard of it before! Hilarious.

I was beginning to think that I was the only person who doesn't have facebook, snap chat, instagram etc.

God I hate that shyte!

youtube!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/04/mother-dies-from-bike-crash-moments-after-taking-this-smiling-se/





Didn't do this yummy mummy much good either, I mean I know she is dead and that's sad but to die for the sake of vanity is even sadder

valoren

youtube! wrote: »

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/04/mother-dies-from-bike-crash-moments-after-taking-this-smiling-se/





Didn't do this yummy mummy much good either, I mean I know she is dead and that's sad but to die for the sake of vanity is even sadder

You should never get up on a bike without a helmet.

Widdershins

Poor woman. She was cycling home from the pub...that may have been a factor..

pilly

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

Cracking up at that "griefie" post from the first page, I can't sleep now ffs! #gonetoosoon

I couldn't get over that one either. It is hilarious but at the same time very sad that people actually think that's appropriate.

2RockMountain

valoren wrote: »

You should never get up on a bike without a helmet.

No more dangerous than walking. An awful lot more people get head injuries in cars than on bikes, so driving helmets for all then?

valoren

2RockMountain wrote: »

No more dangerous than walking. An awful lot more people get head injuries in cars than on bikes, so driving helmets for all then?

I guess you're far more likely to fall off a bike than be involved in a car accident. It's just a personal thing, like putting on a seatbelt, for me. It's not worth the risk as that tragic accident proves.

ScumLord

2RockMountain wrote: »

No more dangerous than walking. An awful lot more people get head injuries in cars than on bikes, so driving helmets for all then?

Cycling is quite obviously more dangerous than walking. You're going faster while sometimes being higher off the ground. You're on top of a jumble of tubular steel and have less time and opportunity to break your fall if something goes wrong.

Wearing a helmet is clearly going to help protect your head which is going to be vulnerable if you're thrown off the bike.

2RockMountain

valoren wrote: »

I guess you're far more likely to fall off a bike than be involved in a car accident. It's just a personal thing, like putting on a seatbelt, for me. It's not worth the risk as that tragic accident proves.

You can guess all you like. Look at the data. 9 cyclists killed and 160+ others (motorists and pedestrians) killed. I'm not telling anyone that they shouldn't wear a helmet. I'm just pointing out that those who say 'everyone should wear a helmet' have no basis in evidence.

ScumLord wrote: »

Cycling is quite obviously more dangerous than walking. You're going faster while sometimes being higher off the ground. You're on top of a jumble of tubular steel and have less time and opportunity to break your fall if something goes wrong.

Wearing a helmet is clearly going to help protect your head which is going to be vulnerable if you're thrown off the bike.

It would also help your head which is vulnerable if you trip while walking, or get run over by a car while walking on the pavement or if you're knocked down while walking on the pavement. It would also help your head if you crash while driving, which is where about 50% of head injuries occur vs 2% on bikes.

If you want to reduce head injuries, driving helmets for all.

Widdershins

If you're walking and trip, you might fall over. If you're cycling and hit a bump, you might be thrown off. Helmets make a lot of sense for cyclists. They'd make sense for drivers too. Pedestrians are going so slowly in comparison.

2RockMountain

Widdershins wrote: »

If you're walking and trip, you might fall over. If you're cycling and hit a bump, you might be thrown off. Helmets make a lot of sense for cyclists. They'd make sense for drivers too. Pedestrians are going so slowly in comparison.

And yet, far more pedestrians are killed on the road than cyclists. From 2015 RSA stats;

Of the 166 fatalities, there were 76 Drivers killed, 27 Passengers, 32 Pedestrians, 22 Motorcyclists and 9 Pedal Cyclists.

So let's have helmets for drivers, passengers and pedestrians as a priority before we worry too much about cyclists.

Drinking is a big risk factor for head injuries too, so we need 'going on the piss' helmets as well.

ronjo

2RockMountain wrote: »

And yet, far more pedestrians are killed on the road than cyclists. From 2015 RSA stats;



So let's have helmets for drivers, passengers and pedestrians as a priority before we worry too much about cyclists.

Drinking is a big risk factor for head injuries too, so we need 'going on the piss' helmets as well.

FFS there are a lot less people cycling then walking.

Thats like saying more Indian people died than Irish people while walking. The fact there is about 200 times more Indians may have something to do with it.

dinorebel

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

If you're holding a cat it doesn't count as a selfie because the cat is the main subject.

Nothing wrong with a pussy selfie:cool:

2RockMountain

2RockMountain wrote: »

And yet, far more pedestrians are killed on the road than cyclists. From 2015 RSA stats;



So let's have helmets for drivers, passengers and pedestrians as a priority before we worry too much about cyclists.

Drinking is a big risk factor for head injuries too, so we need 'going on the piss' helmets as well.

The stats are meaningless if they're not like for like, and many more people travel by car and are pedestrians than are cyclists, so clearly the numbers of those commuters injured will be higher.

pilly

How did this turn into a discussion about cycling???

Realt Dearg Sec

pilly wrote: »

How did this turn into a discussion about cycling???

Every thread sooner or later becomes about cyclists v drivers. It's a boards rule

cherryghost

I also hate the culture to the point I want to vomit. Unfortunately my wife has taken to be one of them recently and I'm sure its to emulate her workmates in her new job.

We went on a holiday to Greece for just over a week to which she took over 2500 photos. She wanted me in selfies every minute of the day for trivial things, I declined every instance til I gave in. Actually I'm fairly sure in some of the selfies uploaded I'm frowning, I dont like to hide my feelings too much just so her photos can be adored on facebook.

She took photos of every meal. On Facebook the next minute. Won't let me just enjoy the meal, have to wait for it to be snapped. Gotta take photos of every nook and cranny of our hotel room too. I swear for all the photos she took she barely had a chance to look at the magnificent views before her eyes.

I took 10 photos and a video the entire holiday.

ronjo

cherryghost wrote: »

I also hate the culture to the point I want to vomit. Unfortunately my wife has taken to be one of them recently and I'm sure its to emulate her workmates in her new job.

We went on a holiday to Greece for just over a week to which she took over 2500 photos. She wanted me in selfies every minute of the day for trivial things, I declined every instance til I gave in. Actually I'm fairly sure in some of the selfies uploaded I'm frowning, I dont like to hide my feelings too much just so her photos can be adored on facebook.

She took photos of every meal. On Facebook the next minute. Won't let me just enjoy the meal, have to wait for it to be snapped. Gotta take photos of every nook and cranny of our hotel room too. I swear for all the photos she took she barely had a chance to look at the magnificent views before her eyes.

I took 10 photos and a video the entire holiday.

What was her reaction when you told her this was ridiculous?

cherryghost

ronjo wrote: »

What was her reaction when you told her this was ridiculous?

Nothing but insisting it on me anyways until I give in. She also had her phone in the middle of the sea taking selfies too. Heart in mouth moments if she dropped that god forsaken phone.

Realt Dearg Sec

cherryghost wrote: »

Nothing but insisting it on me anyways until I give in. She also had her phone in the middle of the sea taking selfies too. Heart in mouth moments if she dropped that god forsaken phone.

Heart in your mouth? Sounds like if it fell in that would have made your holiday!

pilly

cherryghost wrote: »

I also hate the culture to the point I want to vomit. Unfortunately my wife has taken to be one of them recently and I'm sure its to emulate her workmates in her new job.

We went on a holiday to Greece for just over a week to which she took over 2500 photos. She wanted me in selfies every minute of the day for trivial things, I declined every instance til I gave in. Actually I'm fairly sure in some of the selfies uploaded I'm frowning, I dont like to hide my feelings too much just so her photos can be adored on facebook.

She took photos of every meal. On Facebook the next minute. Won't let me just enjoy the meal, have to wait for it to be snapped. Gotta take photos of every nook and cranny of our hotel room too. I swear for all the photos she took she barely had a chance to look at the magnificent views before her eyes.

I took 10 photos and a video the entire holiday.

Oh I honestly couldn't bear it, when I'm on holiday I don't even have the phone with me. It stays in the hotel room for emergencies only.

I really feel people aren't enjoying special moments anymore, they're too busy getting the perfect picture of them.

cherryghost

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

Heart in your mouth? Sounds like if it fell in that would have made your holiday!

Considering the price of the phone and the fact it was repaired after she dropped it in Glendalough some months ago...

Aaaaannnd she'd insist on using my phone instead then.

2RockMountain

Candie wrote: »

The stats are meaningless if they're not like for like, and many more people travel by car and are pedestrians than are cyclists, so clearly the numbers of those commuters injured will be higher.

ronjo wrote: »

FFS there are a lot less people cycling then walking.

Thats like saying more Indian people died than Irish people while walking. The fact there is about 200 times more Indians may have something to do with it.

They aren't per mile or per hour stats, they are absolute stats showing where the injuries are occuring.

So presuming that your objective is to reduce head injuries, the obvious place to start is where the 50% of injuries occur, not the 2%. Why go after the slim pickings when you can harvest a huge bumper crop. If you want to reduce head injures, driving helmets for all would be a hugely positive initiative.

cherryghost wrote: »

I also hate the culture to the point I want to vomit. Unfortunately my wife has taken to be one of them recently and I'm sure its to emulate her workmates in her new job.

We went on a holiday to Greece for just over a week to which she took over 2500 photos. She wanted me in selfies every minute of the day for trivial things, I declined every instance til I gave in. Actually I'm fairly sure in some of the selfies uploaded I'm frowning, I dont like to hide my feelings too much just so her photos can be adored on facebook.

She took photos of every meal. On Facebook the next minute. Won't let me just enjoy the meal, have to wait for it to be snapped. Gotta take photos of every nook and cranny of our hotel room too. I swear for all the photos she took she barely had a chance to look at the magnificent views before her eyes.

I took 10 photos and a video the entire holiday.

You are not alone;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFzKi-o4rHw

ronjo

cherryghost wrote: »

Considering the price of the phone and the fact it was repaired after she dropped it in Glendalough some months ago...

Aaaaannnd she'd insist on using my phone instead then.

Have you ever stood up to her? :pac:

marcbrophy

cherryghost, I've done the maths.
That's a photo every 3 minutes on average.

I'd have shot myself in the face after half an hour :pac:

Maximus Alexander

Candie wrote: »

On a recent flight I was lucky enough to get upgraded. There was a guy of about 30 with a selfie stick parading up and down the plane, intruding on people's privacy, even some people who were sleeping. When the food was served, he stood up to take pictures of it from several angles, and a sweeping shot of the cabin with everyone else eating. Then he got the attendants to join him in a selfie (obligatory thumbs-up and all), and it went on like that every time something changed. When the lighting was adjusted, he was up doing a sweeping shot of the cabin, focusing on people sleeping as well.

No doubt this tosser has a YouTube channel where he'll upload this and post a 'review'.

So if you trawl YouTube reviews of recent flights from LHR to Cairo, I'm the fed-up looking girl in the background, flipping the finger whenever that damn thing was pointed at me.

I hate selfies, I hate most of what social media has become, and I hate the plonkers who think every single trivial thought, action, plate of food, make-up 'look', or mundane needs documenting and being made public, or else it didn't really happen.

Social media has made people behave as though they think they're in their very own reality tv show.

This one? :eek:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRr4Hw766iM

SAMTALK

Was in a restaurant at the weekend and a young couple sat at table next to me.
They sat down and not one word was passed between the two of them. Ordered their starter and silence again.

Starter arrived. Female had a salad and out comes the phone to take a photo ( of a salad )
Silence again. Main meal came out and same thing .
Who in the name of all that is good cares what she had to eat
Yes she might have got 50 likes or whatever but God love her poor partner sitting there watching this going on.

mzungu

SAMTALK wrote: »

Was in a restaurant at the weekend and a young couple sat at table next to me.
They sat down and not one word was passed between the two of them. Ordered their starter and silence again.

Starter arrived. Female had a salad and out comes the phone to take a photo ( of a salad )
Silence again. Main meal came out and same thing .
Who in the name of all that is good cares what she had to eat
Yes she might have got 50 likes or whatever but God love her poor partner sitting there watching this going on.

It sure is food for thought.

**Puts on sunglasses and leaves thread.