Selfie takers are psychopaths. In Kate Murphy’s article,” What Selfie Sticks Really Tell Us About Ourselves" she claims that selfie takers behavior contributes to negative characteristics that narcissists and psychopaths have. Murphy also explains the dangers of the online world and the how addicting selfies can be. Murphy argues that people who take numerous amounts of selfies have the same attributes as psychopaths and narcissists however, that does not always mean that they are. They are just unaware if they do something that may go outside of social standards, especially if it's for a picture. Murphy reveals that selfie takers are insecure and are looking for validation from their peers; however their insecurities are masked over by their confidence. The higher number of likes they get, the more confident they feel. Murphy further states that more people are getting cosmetic surgery due to being discouraged when looking at their selfies but with all the applications that can be used to alter one’s features it isn't hard to feel that way. The apps can make your skin clear and teeth whiter it's hard to look in the mirror when you’ve seen a better version of yourself and it seems attainable. Selfie takers wouldn’t be insecure if they learn that People demand to be acknowledged the likes they get satisfy that need. The more active you are on social media you are the more popular you are or so it seems. You will be considered friendlier and will be invited to more events. Some people get so mesmerized by their online profile that they put this before their family or friends something simple like going on a hike may not be for exercise but a photo shoot for the perfect picture. Murphy also says that people can get obsessed with the number of likes they get. They are willing to do anything for a picture even if it means endangering the people around
Although Rachel Simmons in “ Selfies Are Good for Girls” and Erin Ryan in “ Selfies Aren’t Empowering. They’re a Cry for Help”, both agree selfies can show accomplishments. However, Simmons believes selfies are a way for young women to boost their pride whereas Ryan defines them as a way to gain social approval confirmation. Simmons believes selfies are empowering, and increase self-confidence levels of young women. According to Simmons “selfie is a tiny pulse of girl pride - a shout-out to the self (P4)”. In other word, she believes self-portrait gives teenage girls an outlet to express pride within themselves. She explains how selfie not only express pride, it is also a way for young women to share their accomplishments, as shown in the
People always want to feel like they belong. They want to feel approved or appreciated by everyone that follows them. Our constant need to maintain our social image is what is making us lose our individuality. Typically, there are people that follow us that do not know us personally, so whatever they see on social media is how they perceive our identity. We post about good things happening in our lives. People usually do not post about a negative event in their life because that is not the way they want to be perceived. Harris talks about the newest addition to Snapchat and Facebook where people can get tagged in a photo. It is up to that person whether or not they want to display that tagged photo on their own page. This is a form of social approval. If the person does not like the photo of them, they will most likely not show that photo to all of their followers. Everyone responds to social approval, and it is important to realize how technology is influencing
In the article “What Your Selfies Say About You” by Peggy Drexler, she talks about self-portraits also known as the “selfie”, and how it has taken over social media and added a manifestation to society’s obsession with looks. Taking a self-portrait can be positive in the sense that you are proud of your image and are not scared to share it with others helping boost up your self-esteem. Although this may help others by persuading them to not be ashamed to share their true image, Drexler believes this can also affect other individuals whose focus is only on looks making them feel self-conscious about their looks. A recent study out of the UK found that the selfie phenomenon may be damaging to real world relationships, concluding that both excessive
A selfie is a picture that you take of yourself especially by using the front camera of your smartphone ("Selfie"). The word was added to the dictionary in 2013 and originates from Australia. A selfie can be used to relive moments with someone but is mostly used for attention. There are people who post more than one selfie a day and that is outrageous. It is one of the most narcissistic acts created because there are people who spend hours a day taking selfies and don 't do anything productive instead. Majority of children know how to take selfies but not tie their shoes. It 's a trend that will never have an end. If anything the trend evolves more each day with gadgets to help take better selfies. There are tools to create a great selfie such as selfie sticks and selfie timers. There are apps to take selfies even if your phone comes with a camera application which is the most logical location on which to take a selfie. The worst selfie application I have seen to this day is the one where it appears that you were wearing make up or have a different hairstyle. The reason why are the worst because some people take it to an extreme level where they hide all of their imperfections and look like a completely different person. I have aunts who take too much advantage of those applications and end up looking as if they belonged in a cartoon. I have met many people from
Thousands of people, who visit the beach, have at least a little bit of fear of the “deadly” sharks in the ocean. Some even will not get close to the ocean because their fear is so extreme. On the other hand, you probably see several people a day, taking selfies. Taking selfies has become nature, but would you ever imagine it becoming deadly?
The selfie generally involves a wide variety of technologies incorporated from the modern day communication industry. The different techniques used by Queen of Selfies Kim Kardashian to capture a selfie as seen in her “mirror ” and “ I’m adorable” selfies sorts selfies as a type of modern day communication. Kim Kardashian’s Selfies are a type of modern day communication, which delivers her messages through different attitudes and poses she expresses in the images. Eye contact plays a huge role in this type of attention seeking communication, however, face-to-face communication and tone of voice has been minimized. Modern day communication is a type of attention seeking communication that has minimized face-to-face communication, and tone of voice.
Currently, social media plays a significant role in our everyday lives and the way people in society interacts with one another. A few years ago, before its influence reached the point where it is now, the large platforms such as Facebook or Twitter which function was merely to keep family and friends connected no matter where they were or what they were doing, and the requirements were an internet connection and a smart phone or a computer. People would share pictures or posts to keep others “updated” on their lives and what they were thinking. Now social media platforms are far more complicated. In various of them, such as Instagram or Snapchat, it is not enough to only share a picture or video of your day, but it is almost a requirement and people are pushed to take an extra mile further away and make yourself appear interesting in the eyes of others. The “feed” requires to be eye catching, the captions should be memorable, the places one goes to ought to look way better than they actually are, you have to include friends in such posts to prove one have a social life outside of the phone. The importance of the number of followers, likes or viewers
Studies show that ranking high in social media is important. The article found to contribute to the importance of rankings in names and social media is why ranking for your name in google and social media is important. There are many contributing conflicts and benefits that go into having a profile or a name in any social media webpage. To truly understand why someone would want to be so public about themselves we must look at social psychology and other contributors to influence the individual to conform to the needs of society. The relevance between social psychology and rankings for popularity by name and pictures are uncanny. This results in many ways.
On social media, the things that people like are helping people and companies become more widely known, and in turn, improve the company’s sales. People assume if they do not have followers or likes, they are not noticed as much. Teenagers are mainly concerned with being “liked” by everyone. The more followers that a teen has, the more money a company is making. However, they do not understand how beneficial they are to the companies. To them, the likes they receive are instant gratification, and prove their worth; but for companies, if more people view someone’s photo, and the photo advertises an Alex and Ani bracelet, then the viewer is inspired to purchase t their own bracelet to maintain the same level of popularity as the person in the photo. The companies are literally turning these likes into
Social media has taken over the world of communication and has changed the ways in which we communicate on a daily basis. It is extremely influential on our lives because of how easily we are able to access these mediums of communication. I’m intrigued by the effects that social media has on people’s perceptions of their self-worth. Almost all of the social networking sites seem to measure, at least to some extent, the popularity level or status of its users. All have a number of ‘followers’ or ‘friends’ which if there’s a high number of followers or friends that seems to elevate a person’s popularity level or their online status. This in turn could make their self-esteem or ego rise, whereas if their follower level is low it may disappoint or aggravate that user. All of these sites also offer areas where followers can ‘like’ pictures or posts, ‘comment’ on these pictures/posts, ‘share’ the post, and what have you. How important are ‘likes’ and whatnot to our actual self-esteem? Do we value online popularity the same way or more than we value real-life interactions? How could this affect the mental health of those who use these networking sites? Is this kind of online community promoting more narcissistic persons in the community? So many questions… I’m not alone in asking these questions. I’m convinced that social media has a negative influence on the self-esteem of its users.
Narcissism has become a real problem in the modern world with the new trend of selfies, but where did it all begin? Oddly enough, the word came to be from an age old greek myth called Narcissus and Echo. Today I will explore the two popular variations of said myth explaining the differences and similarities. I hope you enjoy learning about this myth as much as I did. These versions, as different as they may be are also very similar.
Little did he know he would become a fragment of this international phenomenon? The word 'selfie' was born back in 2002, with Nathan Hope, an Australian, went out for a friends 21st birthday and had a little accident. He then posted a 'self-photograph' showing the stitches in his lower lip. And then he continued writing, and posted the very first written use of the word 'selfie', in any medium (paper or electronic). "And sorry about the focus, it was a selfie." That's how the word 'selfie' got into the English language. Its use grew slowly at first, but then took off. In November 2013, it was declared that over the previous year, the usage of 'selfie' had increased by an astonishing 17,000 per cent. The selfie stick has been labeled by the Time magazine one of the best 25 inventions of year 2014. A selfie stick is a monopod used to take selfie by positioning a smartphone or digital camera further than the normal range of the
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There are some downsides to being constantly connected to everybody through social media. The biggest down side is not communicating to loved ones and family through real life interaction, but instead through social media. That is a serious problem to some people, especially those who use technology and are familiar to technology. Because they might not feel the urge to make human interaction, they are just attracted more to technology.
Several decades ago, communications philosopher Marshall McLuhan spoke about the development of the Global Village and how the evolution of new technologies would help connect people on opposite sides of the world, creating online communities that would break boundaries and borders. While this change has been recognized, so too has the idea explored by his successors in which while individuals were expected to look at others in the world through a telescope, they have alternatively developed the tendency to look at themselves through a microscope. As the era of worldwide connectivity began, so did the era of ‘me, me, me’. Both the hardware and the software of the new millennium, inclusive of the iPhone’s forward-facing camera, and apps that allow one to fix blemishes and whiten teeth, have adapted to allow this change to an inward focus. While this has certainly caught on, it has also begun to cause a lot of problems. The act of posting about the self began to be seen as a negatively self-centered one when Facebook NewsFeeds were filled with egotistic stories and ‘Selfies,’ photos of the self. Shortly after, the application Instagram was created, where the occurrence of the Selfie was magnified to a greater degree. This intensive focus inward, and the way these pieces of media are shared, have made some individuals reliant on the positive expressions of others for self-confidence and social approval. When self-esteem is intertwined with how many ‘likes’ a photo gets on a mobile application, we start to see a shift in how self-awareness is formed, what people will do for this approval, and how some will react to a lack of attention.