This video is slighly topical for me because it features Maisie Williams from Game of Thrones (which I've never seen or for that matter read, but which everyone seems to recommend). I was standing next to her at a Dublin International Film Festival party the other weekend while a friend of mine who was in a film with her was talking to her, but I couldn't be bothered to speak to her myself.
Anyway, back on track: I've been a proponent of selfies since long before the term existed as, with rare exceptions such as my profile photo here, I'm the only person I trust to take photographs of me. With the exponential rise of smartphones there has been an explosion in selfies. One's gut reaction might well be that this is indicative of narcissism, egocentricty or attention-seeking, but is that necessarily true?
No one else decides a person's words for them, so why shouldn't each individual be at least a significant contributor to their own photographic record? Isn't it in fact healthier for them to choose when they look the best (whether that means hottest or most displaying their true soul) rather than for someone else to tell them?
Of course it's abhorrently tedious and vapid to upload an endless stream of selfies to Instagram, Facebook or Twitter, but perhaps some good autobiographical shots can support someone's self-esteem or give them a smile once they reach old age.
Nowadays, a lot of people take photos of themselves, but we don't realise that we don't know where can this photos finish. In my opinion, it's a good idea to take photos to have a good memory of them. However, we have to be careful and we have to know if the photo is apropiate to see everybody. Each one knows what to do with their photos.
ReplyDeleteYes, that's a very important point, both in terms of normal photos not going into the wrong hands and silly photos not being seen by future universities or employers. It's crucial to understand the privacy settings of, for example, Facebook, where they frustratingly change often.
ReplyDeleteAs Maialen has said, everyone can decide when to publish their own selfies but are they essential? I mean, you can take photos when you want to but im not sure if i would post them .
ReplyDeletei agree with them
ReplyDeleteIn the way I see it this video is really funny but also is important to realise that when you uploud a photo is not you're possesion I mean, anyone can do whatever theywant with them
ReplyDeleteIt isn`t important but sometimes it can be funny
ReplyDeleteI think that is appropiate to take photos in that way they will se how we are but we have to be careful where we upload them
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