Sad Selfie

Omackeral · 13-08-2016 8:49pm

XxMCRxBabyxX wrote: »

I've been sent snapchats of a dying grandmother. I believe that that is even worse than a "griefie." Selfies and snapchat, etc can be fun when they want to be but they've created a very twisted, selfish and overly public culture for some people.

Oh I've seen this. Grandaughter goes to see granny and lovingly puts her hand in her nana's. Then *click* it's a fcuking photo for the 'Book. Gotta get them likes. Scummy.

Collie D · 13-08-2016 8:50pm

Omackeral wrote: »

They're literally creating false memories.

Great way of putting it into words. I can't even hold a fake smile for photos so this behaviour is alien to me.

Outlaw Pete · 13-08-2016 8:52pm

I refused to take part in a group selfie a while back after a meal with family and 'acquaintances' and wow be the holy. I just said I'll take a proper photo with the camera for them, which I did, but you'd swear I had just told them that I had a few people tied up in my basement. It gives this false sense that things are a way they are not. The same at concerts, fools taking photos of themselves with their back to the stage so the artist can be included. No doubt captioned on FB as 'Great gig!' but how would they bloody know, they're not even listening to the fcuking thing, just annoying everyone around them with their constant bloody inconsiderate chatter. You see, this is why I have people tied up in my basement.

harr · 13-08-2016 8:59pm

Pisses me right off...I have a friend with over 400 photos on Facebook and 90% of them are selfies and all she doing is looking for likes....this woman is nearly 40, she even gets done up just to take a selfie for Facebook ...then you have all comments telling her how well she looks and she is no looker she uses all them filters and is nearly unrecognisable in the photos...she spends most of the day in her PJ,s and only gets dressed to take a photo...
And don't get me started on the crowd that only go to the gym to take photos...

Fleawuss · 13-08-2016 9:15pm

Story Bud? wrote: »

Oh my god.

I was at a funeral last week and there was a girl taking selfies the minute we got back to the pub. It was the weirdest fcuking thing. Dolled up to the nines and a suicide victims funeral taking selfies for the day. I can't believe she's not the only one who's ever done this. I've never seen it before and thought it was so weird.

Everything is now a vehicle for infantile egotism. No wonder some people go early to their graves surrounded by such and utterly isolated by it.

Ronald Wilson Reagan · 13-08-2016 9:19pm

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

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JupiterKid · 13-08-2016 9:30pm

OP - I'd love to see a pic of your chassis.

Preferably full frontal, of course!

XR3i · 13-08-2016 9:36pm

you should have given her a length of wavin pipe, in case she was going herding sheep and needed to wave it at them

Sue Pa Key Pa · 13-08-2016 9:38pm

Collie D wrote: »

Although I agree with you that the post by a Boy Called Sue

Love it

Sue Pa Key Pa · 13-08-2016 9:39pm

JupiterKid wrote: »

OP - I'd love to see a pic of your chassis.

Preferably full frontal, of course!

Christ, I couldn't stomach seeing that myself

Merkin · 13-08-2016 10:09pm

What kind of narcissistic numpty loser would do that?! I mean it obviously required forward planning in that she consciously packed her selfie stick but why the fork would you be arsed?

Sue Pa Key Pa · 13-08-2016 10:16pm

Merkin wrote: »

What kind of narcissistic numpty loser would do that?! I mean it obviously required forward planning in that she consciously packed her selfie stick but why the fork would you be arsed?

She had a small towelling bag and she tucked it away when she was done

13-08-2016 10:55pm

The selfie is reprehensible because it's two levels of narcissism. First of all, you're on a social media site. This, by itself, is a narcissistic thing to do. But for the selfie sender, this isn't enough. No, they have to take their egos and lack of self esteem to another level and post pictures of themselves on these sites hoping someone will boost their ego with a like or a comment.

blueser · 13-08-2016 11:01pm

eeguy wrote: »

Brought the gf out for a walk a few weeks back.

She spent a few mins taking selfies, straight to instagram and snapchat, #exercise #gains, sh*te like that, then said she was cold and sat in the car for an hour.

I see the same thing on nights out, groups of women, all staring at their phones ignoring each other, then fake smiles and hugs for a selfie and back to the phones.

What the f*ck like?

As a former taoiseach once said; there's wimmin for ya!

Gen.Zhukov · 13-08-2016 11:17pm

eeguy wrote: »

Brought the gf out for a walk a few weeks back.

She spent a few mins taking selfies, straight to instagram and snapchat, #exercise #gains, sh*te like that, then said she was cold and sat in the car for an hour.

I see the same thing on nights out, groups of women, all staring at their phones ignoring each other, then fake smiles and hugs for a selfie and back to the phones.

What the f*ck like?

How did the gf take the " It's not you, it's me " conversation ?
:pac:

Smondie · 14-08-2016 12:30am

Just because she had a selfie stick doesn't mean she was taking a selfie...she could have been getting a better angle to take pictures of you op :eek:

Your Face · 14-08-2016 12:42am

Sue Pa Key Pa wrote: »

I said it was a surreal moment, I didn't judge her, but sure you've already assessed me without properly reading my post. That would be judgi..... forget it

You did judge her though, regardless of how you want to sell it.

sabat · 14-08-2016 12:46am

I had some time to kill in Heathrow earlier this year so I had a browse around the electronics shop; all the headphone listening posts came equipped with a mirror so you could check yourself out but no information about the actual product specs, compatibility or even a short blurb. Kinda summed up where society is going...

Pac1Man · 14-08-2016 1:19am

Your Face wrote: »

You did judge her though, regardless of how you want to sell it.

What is wrong with judging? I never understood that.

Wigglepuppy · 14-08-2016 2:22am

Pac1Man wrote: »

What is wrong with judging? I never understood that.

Indeed. And calling someone judgemental is, well, judging them.

People judge/assess others all the time. There are times people go overboard and it becomes unnecessary and unpleasant (I don't include the phenomenon being discussed on this thread though - I don't mind the odd selfie, but regularly taking numerous selfies drastically out of context in order to create an illusion is not ideal) but there is constant benign/innocuous judging going on.

r93kaey5p2izun · 14-08-2016 4:45am

I just don't understand the whole selfie thing. Not that long ago most people shied away from being photographed and moaned about having a camera shoved in their face at nights out or events. Now it's considered normal to take pictures of yourself at every hand's turn and plaster them all over the internet. I completely agree with the description of making false memories - this seems to be widespread now.

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

Yeah, sad anniversary selfies taken sitting in front of the headstone are a must round these parts. Often including a toddler sitting on the grave of a father he never really knew.

14-08-2016 5:04am

Wigglepuppy wrote: »

People judge/assess others all the time...

Wigglepuppy wrote: »

People judge others assess all the time...

Works better...

DEFTLEFTHAND · 14-08-2016 5:57am

Poor woman. She reminds me of a cousin of mine, 30+ with no husband or kids. I know she's suffering and I feel so sorry for her.

Sue Pa Key Pa · 14-08-2016 8:16am

She could have being sending a picture home to a bunch of ungrateful sprogs with the message "Another clue for you to try and find me, suckers"

NIMAN · 14-08-2016 8:28am

Reminds me of a tourist I seen during the Euros, he was standing outside a local pub which was bedecked in tricolours etc, was holding the phone out in front of himself, had a big cheesy smile and his remaining thumb up. Felt a bit sorry for him, wondered if he was a solo traveller trying to get a 'craic' shot from Ireland for this Facebook account.

everlast75 · 14-08-2016 8:38am

Collie D wrote: »

....
Anyway, OP should have photobombed her with his chassis and then posted the result here.

F**k photobombing!? he should have cannonballed into the jacuzzi when she was taking the pics!

Estrellita · 14-08-2016 10:22am

Some questions. Why do some people feel the need to lie about their lives? Why do they need to convince others they are always enjoying themselves or are always doing something interesting? Is it insecurity that causes people to do these things? I assume this carry on is for 'likes' or whatever, so why do they need other people's approval? This need to have their egos inflated is baffling to me

arse..biscuits · 14-08-2016 10:48am

A lady I know who is about 45 took a pic of her daughter (20ish) in the late stages of labour in the hospital bed. Stuck it up on facebook with some caption about baby coming blah blah. This was a few days ago, I couldn't believe it.

harr · 14-08-2016 10:54am

Estrellita wrote: »

Some questions. Why do some people feel the need to lie about their lives? Why do they need to convince others they are always enjoying themselves or are always doing something interesting? Is it insecurity that causes people to do these things? I assume this carry on is for 'likes' or whatever, so why do they need other people's approval? This need to have their egos inflated is baffling to me

It's definitely has to be an insecurity in some people and needing to be told daly how well they look..yes we all like a compliment but its seems obsessive with some people and it's seems to be predominantly a female thing..

bmwguy · 14-08-2016 11:06am

For balance in this conversation, does anyone that takes selfies and put them on the internet wish to present their argument about why they do it?

For the record, I abhor the whole selfie culture and people wanting to take pictures of me on a night out so they can show the world what they got up to and who they met on a night out.
I have refused many times and it very often causes serious offence, particularly among females who are way more into this than males. But males are too, especially younger ones.

But I don't care about the offence I cause.

Go away, I don't want to be in your picture that will end up on 5 different sites with a tagline something like #bff forever #drunk #nitesout #madbastards4eva.
It's narcissistic in the extreme.

I have a Facebook account, I use it more to keep up with social events than anything. Don't use instagram or whatever else is out there.

I am male, mid 30s and the offenders are nearly almost female 25-35. But one man I know, a few years older than me is a pain in the hole for it, he would interrupt a conversation you were having to get in a selfie with you, he even has one of those retarded sticks on a night out.

However, that's my opinion on the matter but it doesn't mean I am right.

Over to you, narcissists, present your case. Honestly.

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