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I don't get the obsession with 'selfies'!? and I don't understand how am i supposed to respond!

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HiggledyPiggledy123 · 27/03/2015 19:58

Flicking through the oh so wonderful world of facebook this evening and there are 15 different selfies on the main page! I don't get it, why take a photo of yourself, then share it. Is it not a little self obsessive? 3 of these 15 are of the same person - not doing anything, not with anyone, just posing on their own. Am I supposed to comment? what am I supposed to say?
I say this tongue in cheek as of course everyone is free to portray themselves as they want but I genuinely don't get it (this also could be being a slightly overweight, mother of two - so a selfie would not be a good thing for me - maybe its a jealous of all these beautiful people!) And I don't even have a phone which can take photos so selfies not my thing!!

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maddening · 28/03/2015 09:23

A v beautiful young woman who was interning at my work was at the Xmas do - we were all sharing our pics on the Monday after and as I was flicking back through her Xmas do snaps I flicked back to loads and loads of selfies of her all through the night - I mean loads and loads - v strange yes she's beautiful but seriously she must have spent a great deal of time selfie-ing that night

ChristyMooreRocks · 28/03/2015 09:30

The mirror selfie is the weirdest - I just can't imagine the thought process around it at all, I would feel like such a dickhead doing that just to upload it onto social media!

PoisonPension · 28/03/2015 10:43

There is a Woman I distantly know who puts up links on her fb selling page to her instagram. The Woman is in her 40's and married. I have no idea why she needs to do a selfie in the mirror, why doesn't her DH take a picture of her?

Mrsjayy · 28/03/2015 11:21

I don't get it either here is a selfie of me urm ok then it confuses me

maliaki · 28/03/2015 12:17

I think people a lot of posting multiple selfies are looking for approval because they have low self esteem. They post pictures for likes and comments, then when they get them it feeds the need for more. Then when they get little they feel really low. The people I know on fb who post a lot of them are the ones with the most self esteem issues, they dress it up in confidence but knowing them all closely I know that they really have them. I just ignore them if they do it a lot, if it's the odd one or two and I like them then I 'like' them or comment.

Alisvolatpropiis · 28/03/2015 12:34

People used to pay a lot of money to have artists paint self portraits of themselves. Rich people, obviously.
It is hardly a new kind of vanity.

The difference is, it is accessible to all with Internet access and a camera/smart phone.

maliaki · 28/03/2015 12:42

Plus even the rich couldn't do anywhere near as many or which such a big frequency as some people do on the net.

Alisvolatpropiis · 28/03/2015 12:46

Well, even for the rich it was a bit spendy, maliaki

I do the odd selfie, less than many, more than plenty of others. It's harmless, if a tad vain.

maliaki · 28/03/2015 12:54

I think if Selfies cost money nowadays several people n my fb would be in debt! One person posts more then a handful a day, pretty much every day!

KatoPotato · 28/03/2015 12:59

Ahhh live and let live... BUT! Don't post a picture of yourself taken by Someone else and call it 'selfie lol'

toffeeboffin · 28/03/2015 15:39

Dojo, realised that bounded a bit strong..... Had a bit of a rough Friday! Love my (vain) friends really

goldopals · 28/03/2015 20:40

I do a lot of travel alone and do not like asking people to take photos of me. I tend to take a lot of selfies. The only time someone has done this for me was when I was trying to take a selfie at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC and a lady just took the camera from me and took the photo.

goodnessgraciousgouda · 28/03/2015 21:51

I HATE THEM.

Or at least, I don't mind if it's every now and then, or if it's got some sort of reason behind it (like travelling somewhere or actually doing something), or if they are funny somehow, or you know - there is any sort of REASON behind them, but sometimes they drive me mad.

I know someone who has been in hospital recently, and they actually posted a selfie of themselves in the hospital bed with a drip in, and then another of themselves with full make up, duck face, and blowdried hair next to it saying something along the lines of "Gosh I'm been SEEEEWWWWWWWW poorly"

IF YOU WERE THAT ILL YOU WOULD NOT BE TAKING SELFIES YOU VACUOUS BINT.

Gymbob · 28/03/2015 22:13

do you have to be over a certain age to not get selfies? I'm over 50 and think its ridiculous.

my 15 year old takes tons, then spends hours getting private message opinions before uploading the 'best'. how many likes she gets is just sooooo important.

the thing that really annoys me I that I'm not on Facebook, but my house is in the background of all these bloody selfies. I dont want my house on Fb either!

Mrsjayy · 29/03/2015 09:51

See selfies of interest are fine least there is something else to see but selfies every other photo is just ugh, I had to hide a friend she is obsessed

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