Selfies
By PLETHOS
@Plethos (13560)
United States
January 4, 2016 4:54am CST
I still do not get the whole idea behind a "selfie". It's understandable if you want a photo of yourself and there's no one around to take the photo. I also understand the fact that you want to prove you were somewhere of importance and a photo as proof is acceptable.
But to take a selfie for attention seeking reasons of vanity or ego doesn't really seem reasonable to me. I don't need to see the cliche selfie of your newly acquired tan achieved through your laying on your back for countless hours, or your swollen biceps oozing sweat from your just finished testosterone filled workout.
I guess, what i've realized, is that selfies is the new form of bragging, but instead of words, one now has pic proof.
(Picture taken by me, Plethos. Minnie Mouse Candyand version game pieces used)
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@MALUSE (69409)
• Germany
4 Jan 16
I also find selfies idiotic. Yet, you're wrong in assuming that the idea is new. People have always wanted to show the world "I was here".
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When you go to Egypt, you can see the names of the soldiers that came to the country with Napoleon engraved in the columns of the temples.
So there.
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@GardenGerty (157692)
• United States
5 Jan 16
I get the feeling that a person who takes lots of selfies is the same person that would in the past stop at every mirror.
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@olivetree27 (495)
• Greece
6 Jan 16
They say that too much obsessiveness with selfies is a mental issue. I hate taking selfie too and unless I'm alone in a place and there's a nice view. I would take a selfie no matter how embarrassing it is. But to use them for likes and thumbs up. Totally not my thing.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
5 Jan 16
Yes I find the selfie trend a bit much myself but I guess it is here to stay.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
5 Jan 16
@Plethos It appears to be more of a young person thing. When one gts to a certain age, the camera is not your friend lol
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@Plethos (13560)
• United States
5 Jan 16
@BelleStarr - ("certain age") i remember when cameras were used to take actual pictures, not selfies . . . lol, i think i "certainly aged" myself on that one. 
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we must be some ugly beeches to not understand !
@scarlet_woman (23465)
• United States
5 Jan 17
i don't get it either.i have younger friends who take pictures constantly,and give me grief for not changing mine.sorry,i don't feel the urge to take one every 5 minutes..i remember what i look like..
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
5 Jan 16
yes and FB is the worst for (mostly teens) that change their photos every couple of days just because they like looking at themselves and for others to look
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
6 Jan 16
I remember before 2009 it is not even a word and now it is in the dictionary.
I hate the fact that a celebrity doing a selfie is becoming a news headline.
I hate the fact that a celebrity doing a selfie is becoming a news headline.2 people like this
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
7 Jan 16
@Plethos and remember when it became a song?
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
7 Jan 16
selfies are just down to narcissistic vanity
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
8 Jan 16
Well, Plethos, at least Daisy and Minnie posed nicely for you!
Their expressions DO look a little stiff.... 
Were you holding them at gunpoint? 
DUDE! I'm sorry, but that is just wrong!
I took a selfie several weeks ago. I had an allergic reaction. It looks pretty cool, too! NOT! I look like the Michelin Man! Hmmm.... or the Pillsbury Doughboy! (No joke!)
But it's funny now!1 person likes this
@FayeHazel (40246)
• United States
5 Jan 17
Ha ha, I was going to ask if that was your selfie.... it seems like my more insecure friends enjoy selfies more.... hm interesting. However ... I too induldge on occasion
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