Blogpost #8: Haters gonna hate

Everybody loves selfies right?. They are easy to do, fun to do with freinds and/or family and there maybe a off chance that you'll become famous. So why do some people, religiously hate selfies?

Anwesha points out on her article "Why We Hate Selfies So Much?" on boldsky.com how irritating seflies are and what it gives out that we wanna hate it more. She gives a couple of reasons why people hate selfies. One is being a "wannabe."Having fun!!! #jw #selfie #bowtie #butfirstletmetakeaselfie #loco #crazy #letmetakeaselfie #peluca#yo

Anwesha says, "Only total wannabes click their own pictures and then post it on Facebook. If you do not want to be identified as a wannabe, then you should not take selfies and post them."

It is apparent that for some that selfies are a gateway of social preservation. Some take selfies so they can prove to society that they can. That they are not useless and people will give anything just to be in their shoes. For me, that what makes you a wannabe. Since when did being a wannabe makes people like you more?

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Annie Stamell's article "An Open Letter to People Who Take Selfies" on hellogiggles.com expresses her thoughts about selfies and selfie takers. She points out the flaws of people who take selfies and even uses herself as an example. Annie also made self-proclaimed laws that may or may not help an individual be less on an annoyance to social media.

Monday #selfieStamell says, "You take a lot of selfies. Yes, you. You know who you are. And don’t pretend you don’t know what I am referring to, because all your friends and followers and family members have seen those self-portraits you post anywhere from three to seventeen times a day."

Clearly, Annie has some issues with people or even her friends about the excessive use of selfies. she also said that she herself had some "Too much selfie-ing." Of course, whenever you post something on the internet, it is part of the internet. Random people will see it and may interpret in one way or another. Though some know when to stop or at least when to not go overboard with uploading. Some will have no idea on what it does to their environment.

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Selfies are like a drug. Their are prescribed amounts in a day you should try to follow. Excess and you may or may not have complications. Not all people think the same. Not all people will like what others worship. I myself am one of those people that think selfies are getting excessive and annoying. For any selfie takers that maybe reading this. Take Annies advices. You need them.

Blogpost #7: Filipino's love of Selfies

Selfie has been a global phenomenon for quite sometime now. Almost everyone on the planet takes one. Filipinos are not left behind with that craze. Believe it or not, The Philippines has the majority, if not, the most die hard selfie fans and we have analytically proof!

On Chris Wilson's article "The Selfiest Cities in the World: TIME's Definitive Ranking" on time.com. They built a database using Instagram photos with “selfie” as its tag and included geographic coordinates. They determined 459 cities as the selfiest places on earth and concurred that Makati and Pasig is the selfie capital of the world with 258 selfie-takers per 100,000 people and Cebu as the 9th with 99 selfie-takers per 100,000 people.

Ginawa mo na ba 'to? Selfie sa fitting room. #Hahahampaslupa 😂😂Wilson says, "An examination of hundreds of thousands of selfies—the low-fi, self-shot photographs that are intensely popular among younger social media users—suggests that the city, part of metropolitan Manila and home to 500,000 people, produces more selfies per capita than any other city in the world."

Looking at the numbers, I didn't expect it to be like this. Yeah, I know Filipinos love to love themselves but this numbers are for me, just alarming to know. I don't think it's a bad thing, yet. But it might be someday, right? It may be something good for all we know. Tourism anyone? Well, I just don't wanna wake up one morning and see a bunch of photos of random people all over the Filipino cyberspace.

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Andrea Ayala's article "The online etiquette of the 'selfie generation' " on rappler.com sheds some light on why Filipinos are in to selfies and with social media in general. She tells stores of people and their encounter with the medium. She even goes out and talk about what young people are doing wrong.

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Ayala says, "Although teenagers have a personal understanding about what should and shouldn’t be posted online, as we continue to explore social networking sites, most of these opinions are far from being echoed by a majority."

It's a know fact that majority of selfies Filipinos take are either nonsensical or just brag photos. Just look for Filipinos on instagram and you'll see thousands, if not, millions. But amidst all of the Filipino vanity there are still some young Filipinos who know the proper etiquette. I just wish there was more of them.

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With all that being said. We should be proud of our achievement. It's a good thing we are all well known for something other than Manny Pacquiao. It's an awesome group effort people. Be proud Makati, Pasig and Cebu! Be proud Philippines! I guess.

Blogpost #6: Overkill

At the start of popular culture, people love doing what other people are doing. If it's in, I'm in. But when is enough, enough? When does something fresh, funky and cool become stale?

There is a saying, "Too Much of Anything Is Bad For You." Not everything, especially fads last long or rather people will eventually get sick of it. Connor Toole expresses on his article "The Rise And Fall Of The Selfie: How Selfies Have Officially Peaked" on elitedaily.com that selfies made their mark and now we need something else to do. Connor also analyzes how the fad became part of pop-culture and discusses the factors involved.

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Toole says, "However, this selfie craze is unsustainable, just like planking, neknomination and countless other trends. It’s only a matter of time before people get tired of hearing the word “selfie” every five minutes. I say we just get it over with and move on to something else."

This is the problem with popular culture. People tend to over attach themselves with what's popular. They try to drain the sh*t out of it, never trying to look back and hoping to be the best or something like that. The sad truth is that technology is passing us by very fast, so is everything else. Popular culture is no exception. The human race had encountered fads long before the digital age. Except, back then things had a slower pace. Well whatever happens, people will find something new to do. It's just a matter of time and what.

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Nicolas White's article "The life and death of the selfie: How it transformed pop culture — and then jumped the shark" on salon.com discusses events regarding selfies. From a 17-year old girl from Russia to the President of the United States, Barrack Obama. He talks about how the selfie, from it's original form back in the 19th century changed to what it is today on social media. Nicolas even foresees that in 20 years, VH1 will make a documentary about everyone's beloved selfie.
Lunch break: pizza in downtown Davenport, Iowa #AmericaForward White says, "Over the last century the camera has emerged and evolved as a popular art form, culminating, in this moment of the selfie. In our phones, the camera has become something other than it has ever been, demonstrating just how the technology and culture of the Internet has changed humankind".

Digital culture has come a long way. Nowadays, everything is in one place. Even art has changed dramatically. Art will always evolve, hopefully, to become better. Though, with technology, art has become somewhat mediocre. It becomes so stale, so fast that, we need to compensate with new and far more better things. 

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THings come and go. What is popular today, may or may not be popular tomorrow. People overfeed themselves, not just with food but with almost anything that they could think of. As a part of this generation, I get affected with everything that is happening. I am curious and somehow scared with what will happen with the medium. I just hope that people don't take things too far. But then again, I think it's too late now.

Blogpost #5: Selfie Junkie

More and more people are introduced to the idea of taking a selfie. From, pre-teens to the elders. Selfies are quickly becoming a new form of recreation. The youth in particular partake this activities, some becoming addicted to it. Of course with this new vice, addiction will surely be at its tail.

In connection to selfie addiction, there was a hoax that was spread about selfies causing mental illness. So let's look on to this realistically. In Gemma Aldridge and Kerry Harden's article "Selfie addict took TWO HUNDRED a day - and tried to kill himself when he couldn't take perfect photo" on mirror.co.uk they talk about Danny Bowman, a 19-yo boy who apparently took hundreds selfies. Bowman dropped out of school, stayed at home for six months, became aggressive with his parents and even tried to commit suicide just because he wasn't able to take the perfect selfie.

🔵🔵His girlfriend just broke up with him and he's giving his number # out to everyone who follows him 🔴🔴 🔵🔵Comment"your so fine😘😍" or "Bae😍😘" on one of his pictures to get noticed🔴🔴 💕😭😍@xAngelzx6😍😭💕 💕😭😍@xAngelzx6😍😭💕 💕😭😍@xAngelzx6😍😭💕 💕😭😍@xAngelzx6😍😭💕 😍 He's following back the next 100 CUTE girls who follow spam/likes and leave comments so hurry up😍 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - #Rate #tbh #cute #sixpack #abs #cutie #Tumblrboy #followme #followforfollow #follow4follow #likeforlike #l4l #kikme #twerk #summer #hottie #recent4recent #shoutout #followers #snapchat #s4s #likeforfollow #wcw #boys #followhim #instafollow #selfie #perfect #boyfriend #followback  Aldridge and Harden says, "But Danny is not some bizarre one-off case in a world where smartphone and social media obsession is spiralling upwards. The top psychiatrist at the clinic where Danny was treated revealed ­addiction to taking selfies is becoming so widespread it is now is a recognised mental illness."

Love of one's self  may or may not get you crazy. In Danny's case, he got a bit overboard. I could never really understand how these kinds of addiction get out of hand. I had my fare share of addictions but never anything like this. Its sad to hear that a once harmless and fun recreational activity turns someone to a selfie junkie. But who am I to judge, I'm just glad that the boy didn't end his life.

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So how do I do Iknow if I'm an addict or at the verge of it? Casey Ferrand's article "Signs of suffering from 'selfie' addiction" on wdsu.com talks about some of the things a selfie addict would think about. One example is "Do I really like myself? I think everybody should." Casey also gave some advice on what to do as told by a Psychologist and even put up a few questions to asses if you're indeed an addict.

Ma minette et moi #addict #amour #love #cat #me #chat #family #forever #friends Ferrand says, "It is hard not to get swept up in the selfie craze. It is fun, easy and with one click your picture is posted for all to see."

You know the feeling when you eat chocolates? After you had one, it's practically unavoidable to eat another. Your mind thinks it's bad because it'll make you fat, but your body thinks it's so good, that you need more, if not every single piece you see in front of you. Or when you play this certain video game. You start playing, you won't notice time passes and after you realize it's 3 am you feel that you've done something bad yet you still want to play. Nowadays, it's really easy to get caught up on something. The digital age, on the internet more specifically, made it easier for people to explore vast ideas and information. Well of course that will lead to either something useful, like general information and general knowledge or the opposite like vices that'll have a negative effect on you and even things that'll make you think or suggest you to do ill.

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Humans will be humans. We are susceptible to every form of temptation. We're not perfect and that what makes us humans. Of course, too much of something is bad be it good or not. Moderation I guess or at least a sense of knowing that enough is enough. Addiction can be fought, you just need to learn how to tame it.