"Selfies"

whirlpool

Are people who post "selfies" literally the worst, most absolutely pointless kind of person in the world?

Yes, they are.

NegativeCreep

No Facebook profile is complete without a token selfie.

KeithM89

whirlpool wrote: »

Are people who post "selfies" literally the worst, most absolutely pointless kind of person in the world?

Yes, they are.

No, people who do duckface in photos are.

Sauve

whirlpool wrote: »

Are people who post "selfies" literally the worst, most absolutely pointless kind of person in the world?

Yes, they are.

Tell me what you really think...

johnnyskeleton

I used to think selfies was what the yoof of today was calling masturbation.

hfallada

I was in china and they are mad for them. You see them taking a sly selfie on escalator in the subway, in McDonald's and even a sly selfie beside a westerner like they consented to be in the pic.

Is it is still considered a selfie if you are sending your OH a d1ck pic?

RidleyRider

Not sure if life is getting better or.. the amount of fcuk I'm giving is decreasing..

Grayson

I have loads of random selfies taken in stupid locations. I always look like I'm about to be punched in the face. It's not deliberate. I just look useless in selfies.

chops018

#What #Is #A #Selfie #?

wil

chops018 wrote: »

#What #Is #A #Selfie #?

When a onesie gets together with a camera to produce a twosie

ie a picture you take of yourself that no-one really gives a cr2p about

RidleyRider

wil wrote: »

When a onesie gets together with a camera to produce a twosie

ie a picture you take of yourself that no-one really gives a cr2p about

He/she knows what they are, hence the hashtags.

wil

RidleyRider wrote: »

He/she knows what they are, hence the hashtags.

#Oh #Really #Thanks

Talib Fiasco

I never got the point of them....looking for people to stroke your ego? They're quite embarrassing tbh...the fact that you have to take pictures of yourself instead of others doing it for you.

oppenheimer1

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02658/selfie_2658134b.jpg

downonthefarm

depend if they are gettin a neked

nicegirl

whirlpool wrote: »

Are people who post "selfies" literally the worst, most absolutely pointless kind of person in the world?

Yes, they are.

There were these girls I knew, but was not friends with him, as they loved themselves, and every bloody day had new photos of themselves up on Facebook, posing, and taking the photo of them by themselves. So very pathetic and sad, and also huge attention seekers. :rolleyes:

wil

nicegirl wrote: »

... huge attention seekers. :rolleyes:

Kind of agree, I know a few, that and pictures of their dinner #dinsies.

I wonder though how many people post stuff like this because friends do and so they think thats what they have to do too. Peer pressure?

Rosy Posy

I have a friend who's posts albums and albums of selfies, they generally fall into two categories- her trying to look sexy (duckface abounds) and her trying to look 'crazy' (making silly faces/poses). There are so many you'd think that she just uploads all of her photos verbatim but a friend of ours borrowed her phone to take a pic of the kids looking cute and apparantly there are even more- she's selecting the 'good' ones, even when it means posting ten pictures of her eating a piece of toast. When vanity and boredom collide...

whirlpool

It's basically a depressing and hideously pitiful form of passive attention-seeking / a beyond-desperate cry for love / an accidental and embarrassing declaration of one's deep insecurities, not so cleverly disguised as a belief in one's favourable aesthetic qualities. Or in lay-man's terms, the god-awful dopes on your facebook page. Surely if we..... ahem.... "cleansed" the planet of every person who ever posts a selfie, the average IQ of the world population would skyrocket? Lets do it.

EdenHazard

Haters, gonna hate.

The Backwards Man

EdenHazard wrote: »

Haters, gonna hate.

Huggers, gonna hug

Here's a hug ya big narcissist ya

xoxoxo

shane9689

stop judging me!
took a beautiful selfie of myself today and i'm proud of it!
http://2-akamai.tapcdn.com/images/thumbs/taps/2013/04/mirror-selfie-fbb4c90a-sz500x479-animate.png

Caonima

hfallada wrote: »

I was in china and they are mad for them. You see them taking a sly selfie on escalator in the subway, in McDonald's and even a sly selfie beside a westerner like they consented to be in the pic.

Nothing sly about it; they are so egregiously obvious when they take them, and they duckmouth for all they're worth, usually. Some consent to have a photo with you, others don't. I had people sidle up next to me in subways, bars, elevators, shops, and try to sneak a photo with my ugly face in it. Just last night in a bar, two girls were trying to position themselves and their phones at an angle to get me in a snap. Annoying when they do that :rolleyes:

Billy86

hfallada wrote: »

I was in china and they are mad for them. You see them taking a sly selfie on escalator in the subway, in McDonald's and even a sly selfie beside a westerner like they consented to be in the pic.

The Asians in Australia will take pictures of ANYTHING though. Pictures of a wall, pictures of a cloudy sky, pictures of a lampost. No joke, I've seen Asians taking pictures of the ground - multiple pictures of an unremarkable footpath. I woul not be surprised if some were taking 250+ pictures a day.

But the big one is food. I don't get it (but it's not nearly as sad as 'selfies'), but the number of pictures Asians in Australia take of their food is on a whole different level. There's a chain of restaurants called Max Brenner that specialise in melted chocolatey stuff. While I was waiting on a ferry, there happened to be one inside so I jumped in to get a cup of hot chocolate for takeaway, while an Asian family were in the door and had just got their chocolate fondue to the table. No joke, every single one of them immediately whipped out the cameras and started taking so many photos I was just relieved to not have epilepsy; between six of them there must have been over 300 photos taken. People moving around, so they could take a photo of just themselves with it, the whole family in over the fondue it on it's own, etc, etc. This went on for ages and they hadn't even touched the food.

I got my hot chocolate eventually (there was a small queue) and went outside to wait on the ferry, but stayed near the shop itself to a) avoid the unexpectedly cold Sydney/Manly winter wind, and b) keep looking... they were still taking photos!!

Eventually after what felt like an eternity, one of them went to dip one of the strawberries in the chocolate. To their disappointment, the chocolate had gone semi-solid.

TeddyTedson

shane9689 wrote: »

stop judging me!
took a beautiful selfie of myself today and i'm proud of it!
http://2-akamai.tapcdn.com/images/thumbs/taps/2013/04/mirror-selfie-fbb4c90a-sz500x479-animate.png

Great set of eyes on you Shane

I think Shane has just proved the answer to this thread to be a resounding Yes no!

PS Stop bullying poor little EdenHazard

Caonima

Billy86 wrote: »

The Asians in Australia will take pictures of ANYTHING though. Pictures of a wall, pictures of a cloudy sky, pictures of a lampost. No joke, I've seen Asians taking pictures of the ground - multiple pictures of an unremarkable footpath. I woul not be surprised if some were taking 250+ pictures a day.

But the big one is food. I don't get it (but it's not nearly as sad as 'selfies'), but the number of pictures Asians in Australia take of their food is on a whole different level. There's a chain of restaurants called Max Brenner that specialise in melted chocolatey stuff. While I was waiting on a ferry, there happened to be one inside so I jumped in to get a cup of hot chocolate for takeaway, while an Asian family were in the door and had just got their chocolate fondue to the table. No joke, every single one of them immediately whipped out the cameras and started taking so many photos I was just relieved to not have epilepsy; between six of them there must have been over 300 photos taken. People moving around, so they could take a photo of just themselves with it, the whole family in over the fondue it on it's own, etc, etc. This went on for ages and they hadn't even touched the food.

I got my hot chocolate eventually (there was a small queue) and went outside to wait on the ferry, but stayed near the shop itself to a) avoid the unexpectedly cold Sydney/Manly winter wind, and b) keep looking... they were still taking photos!!

Eventually after what felt like an eternity, one of them went to dip one of the strawberries in the chocolate. To their disappointment, the chocolate had gone semi-solid.

http://jennyzhu.com/2012/12/27/why-do-chinese-like-taking-photos-of-food/

Billy86

Caonima wrote: »

http://jennyzhu.com/2012/12/27/why-do-chinese-like-taking-photos-of-food/

Oh I get that, like I said I don't have a big issue with people taking photos of whatever food they're having, especially if it's something novel and/or aesthetic (sushi, tapas and Mexican food taking off in Ireland over the last decade being some examples for us, and going by that blog I would assume some more or less anything Western for Asians). Christ, when I got back from Australia one of the first things I did was make a proper fry (it's something they are awful at - pudding doesn't exist there, and they have a fetish for beef sausages, which honest-to-God taste like cardboard) and put a photo on Facebook to make some of my mates I made over there a bit jealous for a larf. In my defence it's the only time I've done it ! But 20, 50, or more photos per person of a single meal!?

I also forgot to add regarding selfies, that depressingly it looks like photo-shopping them has become quite popular (is dat d'new ting, is it!?); if you want to simulataneously feel depression, humour and despair just put 'selfie photoshop fail' into Google Images.
http://i734.photobucket.com/albums/ww348/tiffanietan/Blog%20300313/mobile-phone-texting-autocorrect-self-poortraits-photoshop-fail.jpg
http://img.thesun.co.uk/aidemitlum/archive/01728/fail-gig_1728742a.jpg

Footoo

I thought people just took selfles as a modern replacement for looking in the mirror. You know:

"How does my hair look this morning?" Selfie

"Does this t-shirt suit me?" Selfie

"Am I a handsome bugger or what?" Selfie

Didn't realise there was a phenomenon of people actually posting them on facebook.

Billy86

It's basically the main reason that Instagram is probably the third largest social media outlet, after Facebook and Twitter.

You'll find some amazing photography, at, good quality graffiti bits, etc on there. But it's probably 75% (or more) selfies and food pictures.

y0ssar1an22

Billy86 wrote: »

It's basically the main reason that Instagram is probably the third largest social media outlet, after Facebook and Twitter.

You'll find some amazing photography, at, good quality graffiti bits, etc on there. But it's probably 75% (or more) selfies and food pictures.

it seems to be the way to make money on the net....preying on people's vanity.

Now to come up with something myself

Cienciano

whirlpool wrote: »

Are people who post "selfies" literally the worst, most absolutely pointless kind of person in the world?

Yes, they are.

People who misuse the word "literally" are worse. I've spoken to literally 3 people so far today, and all 3 of them literally dropped the word "literally" into each sentence about 5 times. Literally. Each time it was literally like being stabbed in the chest.

Billy86

Cienciano wrote: »

People who misuse the word "literally" are worse. I've spoken to literally 3 people so far today, and all 3 of them literally dropped the word "literally" into each sentence about 5 times. Literally. Each time it was literally like being stabbed in the chest.

You'll like this then: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/literally

Cienciano

Billy86 wrote: »

You'll like this then: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/literally

Fúck, the homosexual steamroller is coming!

Billy86

Cienciano wrote: »

Fúck, the homosexual steamroller is coming!

It will LITERALLY paint the streets with your blood and guts.

FionnK86

I hate the girls who take photos of themselves in the middle of the dancefloor at a club!:( Fair enough, if you want to show off that you have gone out last night, take a photo of your lovely dress and all your friends, before you head into the club, or at least sit down. I've gone out on nights past 12 where no on the dancefloor was dancing because a girl was with them, taking photos with them and moving on to the next person they knew. :mad:

I can only assume there doing this for a nice profile picture for Facebook, or simply showing off that they were out last night, and they are popular and know everyone! I'm sorry but if most people came up to you and asked for a photo you would say "yes" out of politeness. It's pointless. My girlfriends mates always post photos of themselves out at the local nightclub. every weekend,same spot,same people in the photo.:rolleyes: No offence, but im paying two people in every night.(Don't get me wrong, I love bringing my girl out on a night and paying:)). But to be honest, i'd like to have a good time for paying in. But that's hard to do in Ireland especially, as people tend to dance only if there is a crowd there. But when girls hop in and out of crowds asking for a photo, it's a bit hard to get into the mood.Last night, I was asked for countless photos, with people I swear I had never met before in my life!. And then there are also people you haven't seen in years, wanting to get in a photo, to pretend they know you.

If anyone asks for a photo, out of politeness I would say yes, but its a ridiculous practice, for attention-seekers, and people who show off, and one day I will refuse.

Caonima

FionnK86 wrote: »

I hate the girls who take photos of themselves in the middle of the dancefloor at a club!:( Fair enough, if you want to show off that you have gone out last night, take a photo of your lovely dress and all your friends, before you head into the club, or at least sit down. I've gone out on nights past 12 where no on the dancefloor was dancing because a girl was with them, taking photos with them and moving on to the next person they knew. :mad:

I'm always assuming they snap a few pics before the roofies kick in, so they know where they were ..

lahalane

whirlpool wrote: »

Are people who post "selfies" literally the worst, most absolutely pointless kind of person in the world?

Yes, they are.

Id probably say that serial killers are worse...then selfie-ists..

I don't mind people taking "selfies" if they are sexy wimmen.

beks101

I dunno, I think they can serve a purpose TBH, as long as they're not the obvious "LOOK AT ME LOOK AT MEEEEE" tits-out, drag queen-makeup, duck face, strategically angled pics that are posted to self-obsessed fb timelines three or four times a day.

I kind of like the idea of documenting my face over time, it can be fascinating in the long run to see how it changes, ages and matures and it can serve to remind me of spectacular moments in my life & EXACTLY how I felt as that moment unfolded. I've taken some during moments that I'll always wish to remember - seconds before I skydived, with the backdrop of other fellow jumpers in the plane behind me, or sitting in a TV control room seconds before a hectic, crazy programme was about to go to air (I'm a TV producer). Also lying in a hammock by the harbour on a hot Bermuda night, or sitting in a speedboat on Lake Ontario with the sea behind me.

It'll always be nice to see an up close of those pretty special backdrops and it's nice to be able to place yourself in them - as I'm living so far from family and friends, it's nice to capture those moments as I'm experiencing them. A sort of "here's what I did today" that offers a nice visual as opposed to a flat comment like "so today I jumped out of a plane / produced an epic show / whatever"

There's also an element of control of your own public image to them that can be comforting. With the prominence of social media in business / social lives / all facets of life really these days, your FB / twitter / Instagram is really your way of branding yourself & selling yourself & your skills to the world, and it's nice to be able to decide, "this is how I'd like the world to see me" - again, not talking about the pouty booby toilet shots here. Kind of like doing your own PR, placing & positioning yourself in a way that might benefit your professional profile.

Sir Osis of Liver.

shane9689 wrote: »

stop judging me!
took a beautiful selfie of myself today and i'm proud of it!
http://2-akamai.tapcdn.com/images/thumbs/taps/2013/04/mirror-selfie-fbb4c90a-sz500x479-animate.png[/QUOTE]

Not bad,heres me earlier http://monsterfail.com/2011/07/06/bathroom-pic-poop-in-toilet-girl-fail-lol/

Talib Fiasco

FionnK86 wrote: »

I hate the girls who take photos of themselves in the middle of the dancefloor at a club!:( Fair enough, if you want to show off that you have gone out last night, take a photo of your lovely dress and all your friends, before you head into the club, or at least sit down. I've gone out on nights past 12 where no on the dancefloor was dancing because a girl was with them, taking photos with them and moving on to the next person they knew. :mad:

I can only assume there doing this for a nice profile picture for Facebook, or simply showing off that they were out last night, and they are popular and know everyone! I'm sorry but if most people came up to you and asked for a photo you would say "yes" out of politeness. It's pointless. My girlfriends mates always post photos of themselves out at the local nightclub. every weekend,same spot,same people in the photo.:rolleyes: No offence, but im paying two people in every night.(Don't get me wrong, I love bringing my girl out on a night and paying:)). But to be honest, i'd like to have a good time for paying in. But that's hard to do in Ireland especially, as people tend to dance only if there is a crowd there. But when girls hop in and out of crowds asking for a photo, it's a bit hard to get into the mood.Last night, I was asked for countless photos, with people I swear I had never met before in my life!. And then there are also people you haven't seen in years, wanting to get in a photo, to pretend they know you.

If anyone asks for a photo, out of politeness I would say yes, but its a ridiculous practice, for attention-seekers, and people who show off, and one day I will refuse.

You pay for your girlfriend into the nightclub? Whipped.

Legs.Eleven

Can't see anything wrong with them. Just seems to be the latest thing to get outraged about.

FionnK86

Talib Fiasco wrote: »

You pay for your girlfriend into the nightclub? Whipped.

No, grow up.