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In-Depth: SelfIeS
Staff Writer
Selfies: the harsh truth behind the constant posts
Sometimes students
don’t “But first,
let me take a selfie.”
News feeds everywhere
are clogging up with hun-
dreds of selfies in this latest
photographic trend. What
used to be an occasional
selfie post here and tweet-
ed there has now turned
into an epidemic of selfies
plaguing social media.
“Selfie” is an informal
term that is defined as a
photograph one has taken
of oneself, usually using a
smart phone. Many people
take selfies and either to
send them to friends or post
them on social media. Some
take more than others. But
how many is too many? Some
people take several selfies
throughout the day, posting
these images to social media.
Scientists have noticed
this social epidemic and
are beginning to link the
unhealthy overtaking of
selfies to narcissism, so-
cial media addiction, and
even low self-esteem.
“The selfie culture is about
how we want to be seen and
known to others,” Bonnie
Sarton Mierau, therapist for
Omaha Reactive Attachment
Center, said. “People are driv-
en by this, and they try to get
that by taking a lot of selfies.”
When someone takes
too many selfies, they may
be experiencing an un-
healthy, narcissistic state,
as scientists suggest.
“Everyone has a part
of them that is narcissistic.
However, it becomes un-
healthy when they pay too
much attention to them-
selves,” Dr. Mireau explained.
As psychologists are find-
ing out, taking too many
selfies usually deals with
one’s thought about oneself.
They don’t feel wanted or
needed in their everyday lives.
“People get addicted to
taking selfies because it is
a quick way to feel seen on
social media in their every-
day lives,” Dr. Mireau said.
This process of tak-
ing selfies to be noticed
can easily lead into an
unhealthy addiction.
“The best way to get over
selfie addiction is to have
real relationships with real
humans. By letting people
see who we are on the in-
side, they will meet the
need of feeling wanted and
understood. Connections
heal,” Dr. Mireau said.
On the flip side of the
link between selfies and low
self-esteem, people who take
and post several selfies are
exhibiting narcissism, which
is defined as one who has
excessive interest in oneself.
The constant posting of a
selfie can actually alienate
friends, according to Ju-
lie Spira, a cyber etiquette
expert, said. This alienation
also weakens social support
bonds. Spira also explains
that it is not acceptable to
post more than three selfie
posts a day or people/follow-
ers are going to be irritated.
Selfies have given self-
conscious and unhappy
people a way to feel wanted
and needed on social me-
dia without actually getting
the help they need. Selfies
have also provided a way
for narcissistic people to
be even more narcissistic.
They say a picture speaks
a thousand words. Maybe,
selfies, on the other hand,
speak a thousand of all
the words that need to be
or should be spoken for
those who need help?
If someone takes too many selfies a day, scientists believe that he or she may be either narcis-sistic or have a low-self esteem. Photo from Google Images.
4 | February 25, 2015 The Trojan Times
Ariana Versace-Duran
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Entries due
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In-Depth: SelfIeS
Staff Writer
The selfie, how it took the world by storm
The selfie, a craze that boys and girls, teenag-
ers and elders, and teachers and students have now fallen in love with, has now become a global phenomenon. But many wonder: how did it start? What caused it to all begin? Here are the answers.
The selfie has been called the “self portrait of today.” Before cameras were even invented people had to paint a picture of a person, but today people have cell phones and most come with a camera already inside. This makes taking a
selfie extremely easy when using the front-facing camera implanted in most phones.
But how did the selfie come into the world? Was it by accident? It started with digital camera and the timer button or by holding the camera at arm’s length and facing it towards oneself. When the iPhone 4 came along in 2010 with the smart phones first front-facing camera the selfie became EXTREMELY popular. Pic-tures can be traced on Flickr with the #selfie back to 2004.
When the front facing camera was released in 2010 it made selfies extremely easy to take and easy to delete, making it simple to get the
“perfect” picture. With today’s
February 25, 2015 | 5 The Trojan Times
Micah Schut
#5
Pretending-to-be-asleep
We all know you’re not asleep
and taking a picture of your-
self. I see this all the time
and I think it’s the one of the
worst pictures you can take
and post ever.
Top 5 (Worst) selfies of all time (as told through the internet) by Chauncey Homes
#4
The Duck Face
It doesn’t make girls prettier
it makes you look desperate
and when guys do it ….. its
just terribly wrong.
#3
Waking Up Selfie
No one wants to see a selfie
of you with bed hair, eye
boogers, and drool on your
face. We can almost see the
morning breath.
#2
The Pet Selfie
It might be cute, but a selfie
isn’t a selfie if your dog or cat
is in it . . . you don’t have to
show off that your dog can fit
into a purse.
#1.
The Gym Selfie
You’re at the gym to work
out, not there to take sweaty
pictures of yourself especially
when there are people in the
back ground starring at you.
technology the cameras on cell phones have become increasingly efficient in tak-ing clear pictures. After a selfie is taken a filter can be used which would make the picture look like the lighting was absolutely picture-perfect.
What does this mean for the future of pictures though? When people look up famous artists, movie stars, or politicians how will they be remembered? Imagine if you were to look up George Washington on Google Images and found a selfie? This is where the world is going so people might be remembered in the future by the selfies they took.
The selfie began be-cause of the front-facing
camera and people’s desire to see them self. But it has now become an international phenomenon which only shows how the internet continues to connect the world.
But first, let me take a #selfie.Did you know?1 Million + Selfies are taken every day.
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