"Selfie" Stick

[radio_killah]

Is it safe to say that "selfie" sticks are the worst invention of the millenium?

[nubbinator]

Nope, but it does perfectly capture the narcissism of a generation.

[Halverson]

I've never seen one in person..,,,then I went to the Hoover dam....and damn. It was a good laugh for the scenic journey.

[baldgye]

Idk why 'selfie' is a thing that's considered new or bad, I dont take many but it seems like a better thing to do than to ask a stranger to use your phone/camera to take a picture of you with someone. A stick to hold your phone to take pictures seems like a fair enough thing to exist, if not a little odd...

[rowdy]

I saw a tourist using one in the city last week.

Lotta tourists around Flinder St railway station and the cathedral opposite.

Lots of cameras.

I don't get what people don't like about them.

[hwood34]

Oh no, people want to take pictures of themselves from farther away, worst thing ever right?

[rowdy]

Oh no, people want to take pictures of themselves from farther away, worst thing ever right?

Beats giving someone else your phone to take a picture of you, or your nice expensive camera.

Especially when the local probably knows the back streets far better than you do and can run off with your phone/camera and ruin the rest of your holiday.

[hwood34]

Oh no, people want to take pictures of themselves from farther away, worst thing ever right?

Beats giving someone else your phone to take a picture of you, or your nice expensive camera.

Especially when the local probably knows the back streets far better than you do and can run off with your phone/camera and ruin the rest of your holiday.

Pro tip, ask fat people

[baldgye]

Oh no, people want to take pictures of themselves from farther away, worst thing ever right?

Beats giving someone else your phone to take a picture of you, or your nice expensive camera.

Especially when the local probably knows the back streets far better than you do and can run off with your phone/camera and ruin the rest of your holiday.

Pro tip, ask fat people

But what if they eat your phone?

[Halverson]

Oh no, people want to take pictures of themselves from farther away, worst thing ever right?

Beats giving someone else your phone to take a picture of you, or your nice expensive camera.

Especially when the local probably knows the back streets far better than you do and can run off with your phone/camera and ruin the rest of your holiday.

Pro tip, ask fat people

But what if they eat your phone?

Then film comes out the rear end?

[rowdy]

Actually what's to stop you grabbing the camera/phone off the selfie stick and legging it?

Imagine the tourist's indignation "He took my camera - lucky I had a firm grip on the selfie stick".

A moment's reflection.

Then "Hey, that's my camera/phone!".

Of course by that stage you're far away and still accelerating, with a nice camera or a new phone in your hot, sweaty grip.

Unless all the fat locals get in your way.

[baldgye]

Oh no, people want to take pictures of themselves from farther away, worst thing ever right?

Beats giving someone else your phone to take a picture of you, or your nice expensive camera.

Especially when the local probably knows the back streets far better than you do and can run off with your phone/camera and ruin the rest of your holiday.

Pro tip, ask fat people

But what if they eat your phone?

Then film comes out the rear end?

Huh, fat people really are diffrent to the rest of us eh?

[rowdy]

Oh no, people want to take pictures of themselves from farther away, worst thing ever right?

Beats giving someone else your phone to take a picture of you, or your nice expensive camera.

Especially when the local probably knows the back streets far better than you do and can run off with your phone/camera and ruin the rest of your holiday.

Pro tip, ask fat people

But what if they eat your phone?

Then film comes out the rear end?

Huh, fat people really are diffrent to the rest of us eh?

Do they all have photo processing capabilities?

[Halverson]

Oh no, people want to take pictures of themselves from farther away, worst thing ever right?

Beats giving someone else your phone to take a picture of you, or your nice expensive camera.

Especially when the local probably knows the back streets far better than you do and can run off with your phone/camera and ruin the rest of your holiday.

Pro tip, ask fat people

But what if they eat your phone?

Then film comes out the rear end?

Huh, fat people really are diffrent to the rest of us eh?

Possibly, I've never witnessed it yet, only heard the tales

[rowdy]

Oh no, people want to take pictures of themselves from farther away, worst thing ever right?

Beats giving someone else your phone to take a picture of you, or your nice expensive camera.

Especially when the local probably knows the back streets far better than you do and can run off with your phone/camera and ruin the rest of your holiday.

Pro tip, ask fat people

But what if they eat your phone?

Then film comes out the rear end?

Huh, fat people really are diffrent to the rest of us eh?

Possibly, I've never witnessed it yet, only heard the tales

Heard the tails?

Probably the film being processed.

[baldgye]

Oh no, people want to take pictures of themselves from farther away, worst thing ever right?

Beats giving someone else your phone to take a picture of you, or your nice expensive camera.

Especially when the local probably knows the back streets far better than you do and can run off with your phone/camera and ruin the rest of your holiday.

Pro tip, ask fat people

But what if they eat your phone?

Then film comes out the rear end?

Huh, fat people really are diffrent to the rest of us eh?

Do they all have photo processing capabilities?

I'm not sure, I'm not a scientist, but it would make sense that the larger the person, the more advanced their printing capabilities are

[suicidal_orange]

Actually what's to stop you grabbing the camera/phone off the selfie stick and legging it?

That was my thought - you couldn't make it any easier to steal unless you literally gave it to someone, which is the other option.

I do wonder how well the pics turn out though, an outstretched arm plus a stick is a long pivot to induce shaking.  Definitely not for night shots...

Also I would hope a decent one is made of metal - how can you carry one and not be arrested for carrying an offensive weapon?

[rowdy]

Oh no, people want to take pictures of themselves from farther away, worst thing ever right?

Beats giving someone else your phone to take a picture of you, or your nice expensive camera.

Especially when the local probably knows the back streets far better than you do and can run off with your phone/camera and ruin the rest of your holiday.

Pro tip, ask fat people

But what if they eat your phone?

Then film comes out the rear end?

Huh, fat people really are diffrent to the rest of us eh?

Do they all have photo processing capabilities?

I'm not sure, I'm not a scientist, but it would make sense that the larger the person, the more advanced their printing capabilities are

I guess the larger ones would support larger paper too.

You wouldn't get much more than a postage stamp out of me.

But that's not to say I can dispense postage stamps from my nether region upon command, or at least upon inserting the correct change in my left nostril.  I was just saying that as a comparison.

[tp4tissue]

I think all the dissenters are just Jelly they didn't think of it first, or that it would sell.. hahahaha...

[Findecanor]

I don't find selfie sticks as ridiculous as I find people who are holding up 10" tablets to take pictures.

Actually what's to stop you grabbing the camera/phone off the selfie stick and legging it?

Wrist strap. Like cameras have had for ages.

Pro tip, ask fat people

Doesn't work as well outside 'merica. Unless you ask another tourist. 

[fohat.digs]

I don't find selfie sticks as ridiculous as I find people who are holding up 10" tablets to take pictures.

I have never seen a "selfie stick" but I agree that holding up a tablet makes you look like an ass.

[Evo_Spec]

After living in Japan for a while and traveling to Taiwan i can tell you guys that selfies are perfectly acceptable here, along with the selfie sticks. Especially in Taiwan.

Now i've never enjoyed pictures of my fat self but i don't see a problem with selfies since i forget things pretty much instantly and having pictures would be nice so i have a quick reminder or something and it's nice to be able to show people the random **** you saw or did while you were traveling. Japanese people are always genuinely interested and it makes me feel crappy since i took like 3 photo's lol

[radio_killah]

Eh. I just think they are silly. Nubs I think said it best with his comment about it defining the narcissism of the current generation haha. Maybe its a cultural thing but to me the conceited nature of it just seems so weird. I just associate it with people being vain, narcissistic, and egocentric which I guess is why I just laugh when people use them. I do get their value though, especially for those who are less trusting of strangers to handle their belongings and expensive gear, that and when people use it for actual cinematography.

[DrHubblePhD]

They just banned selfie sticks in a couple major art museums in new York, saying they endanger the exhibitions and other people  )

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

it's a fad

[vivalarevolución]

I've never seen one in person..,,,then I went to the Hoover dam....and damn. It was a good laugh for the scenic journey.

I don't want to act like I'm special or something, but when I visit places, I take pictures of the place I'm visiting.  Perhaps I'll snap a few photos of myself or the people I'm with while visiting, but when I look back at a trip via photos, I would like more than a bunch of selfies with my big head blocking all the great views.

[tbc]

I've never seen one in person..,,,then I went to the Hoover dam....and damn. It was a good laugh for the scenic journey.

I don't want to act like I'm special or something, but when I visit places, I take pictures of the place I'm visiting.  Perhaps I'll snap a few photos of myself or the people I'm with while visiting, but when I look back at a trip via photos, I would like more than a bunch of selfies with my big head blocking all the great views.

dat truth

[HoffmanMyster]

I've never seen one in person..,,,then I went to the Hoover dam....and damn. It was a good laugh for the scenic journey.

I don't want to act like I'm special or something, but when I visit places, I take pictures of the place I'm visiting.  Perhaps I'll snap a few photos of myself or the people I'm with while visiting, but when I look back at a trip via photos, I would like more than a bunch of selfies with my big head blocking all the great views.

Why not both?

Also, when I go places and come back, my family likes to see photos of both the scenery/location and my face.  So I take pictures of my face not for myself to look at, but for my family to keep as a photo of their son/brother having fun.  It makes them happy.



I'm not sure where this narcissism thing is coming from.  People have been taking pictures of themselves for decades.  Just because it's easier now than ever before, all of a sudden it's narcissistic?

[radio_killah]

I've never seen one in person..,,,then I went to the Hoover dam....and damn. It was a good laugh for the scenic journey.

I don't want to act like I'm special or something, but when I visit places, I take pictures of the place I'm visiting.  Perhaps I'll snap a few photos of myself or the people I'm with while visiting, but when I look back at a trip via photos, I would like more than a bunch of selfies with my big head blocking all the great views.

Why not both?

Also, when I go places and come back, my family likes to see photos of both the scenery/location and my face.  So I take pictures of my face not for myself to look at, but for my family to keep as a photo of their son/brother having fun.  It makes them happy.



I'm not sure where this narcissism thing is coming from.  People have been taking pictures of themselves for decades.  Just because it's easier now than ever before, all of a sudden it's narcissistic?

Well for me it's the excess of it. The fact that you must shove your face into every photo so that you can be recognized for being there.

[tbc]

I've never seen one in person..,,,then I went to the Hoover dam....and damn. It was a good laugh for the scenic journey.

I don't want to act like I'm special or something, but when I visit places, I take pictures of the place I'm visiting.  Perhaps I'll snap a few photos of myself or the people I'm with while visiting, but when I look back at a trip via photos, I would like more than a bunch of selfies with my big head blocking all the great views.

Why not both?

Also, when I go places and come back, my family likes to see photos of both the scenery/location and my face.  So I take pictures of my face not for myself to look at, but for my family to keep as a photo of their son/brother having fun.  It makes them happy.



I'm not sure where this narcissism thing is coming from.  People have been taking pictures of themselves for decades.  Just because it's easier now than ever before, all of a sudden it's narcissistic?

Well for me it's the excess of it. The fact that you must shove your face into every photo so that you can be recognized for being there.

it's for bragging on facebook.  i absolutely guarantee that if it wasn't for facebook/instagram, there would be almost no selfies.  not the same thing as a bathroom pic showing an outfit.

think abiut it.  go look at pictures from the 80s and 90s when you still had to mail photos.  count the number of selfies.  i've seen literally 0

EDIT:

look up how auschwitz girl is using her selfie to brag about her internet fame.

[vivalarevolución]

I've never seen one in person..,,,then I went to the Hoover dam....and damn. It was a good laugh for the scenic journey.

I don't want to act like I'm special or something, but when I visit places, I take pictures of the place I'm visiting.  Perhaps I'll snap a few photos of myself or the people I'm with while visiting, but when I look back at a trip via photos, I would like more than a bunch of selfies with my big head blocking all the great views.

Why not both?

Also, when I go places and come back, my family likes to see photos of both the scenery/location and my face.  So I take pictures of my face not for myself to look at, but for my family to keep as a photo of their son/brother having fun.  It makes them happy.

I'm not sure where this narcissism thing is coming from.  People have been taking pictures of themselves for decades.  Just because it's easier now than ever before, all of a sudden it's narcissistic?

Because I've been looking at myself in the mirror for decades.  I need some different scenery in my photos.

In all honesty, there is a little bit of both isn't a bad idea.  I'm just one that likes to take photos of the scenery that might turn out like this when I get lucky, because nature creates its own art, we have to notice it:

[C5Allroad]

So, how many selfies have you all taken?
I've only taken 4 thanks to kittie... He was on my shoulder and I wanted a picture of him up there lol.

[baldgye]

I've never seen one in person..,,,then I went to the Hoover dam....and damn. It was a good laugh for the scenic journey.

I don't want to act like I'm special or something, but when I visit places, I take pictures of the place I'm visiting.  Perhaps I'll snap a few photos of myself or the people I'm with while visiting, but when I look back at a trip via photos, I would like more than a bunch of selfies with my big head blocking all the great views.

Why not both?

Also, when I go places and come back, my family likes to see photos of both the scenery/location and my face.  So I take pictures of my face not for myself to look at, but for my family to keep as a photo of their son/brother having fun.  It makes them happy.



I'm not sure where this narcissism thing is coming from.  People have been taking pictures of themselves for decades.  Just because it's easier now than ever before, all of a sudden it's narcissistic?

Unfortunately not all of us are as beautiful as you Hoff...

[iri]

People have been taking pictures of themselves for decades.

decades?! that's the first known selfie, taken in 1839

[baldgye]

You want something properly ****ed up that says a lot about how bad things can get... It's massive portraits people used to hang of themselfs in there own houses. And the portaits wernt even accurate, they were changed to make them look thinner, have better skin etc... At least Instagram selfie pics are based on some reality

[iri]

You want something properly ****ed up that says a lot about how bad things can get... It's massive portraits people used to hang of themselfs in there own houses. And the portaits wernt even accurate, they were changed to make them look thinner, have better skin etc... At least Instagram selfie pics are based on some reality

yeah, nothing more realistic than those filters.

[baldgye]

You want something properly ****ed up that says a lot about how bad things can get... It's massive portraits people used to hang of themselfs in there own houses. And the portaits wernt even accurate, they were changed to make them look thinner, have better skin etc... At least Instagram selfie pics are based on some reality

yeah, nothing more realistic than those filters.

But they are filters... Not painting something that isn't there...

[rowdy]

You want something properly ****ed up that says a lot about how bad things can get... It's massive portraits people used to hang of themselfs in there own houses. And the portaits wernt even accurate, they were changed to make them look thinner, have better skin etc... At least Instagram selfie pics are based on some reality

yeah, nothing more realistic than those filters.

But they are filters... Not painting something that isn't there...

We have Photoshop these days, and the internet, where we can post falsified pictures of ourselves for everyone to see, not just visitors to our homes.

[baldgye]

You want something properly ****ed up that says a lot about how bad things can get... It's massive portraits people used to hang of themselfs in there own houses. And the portaits wernt even accurate, they were changed to make them look thinner, have better skin etc... At least Instagram selfie pics are based on some reality

yeah, nothing more realistic than those filters.

But they are filters... Not painting something that isn't there...

We have Photoshop these days, and the internet, where we can post falsified pictures of ourselves for everyone to see, not just visitors to our homes.

I've yet to see any photoshopped selfies on my fb feed, or anything similar... Dodgy angles and ****ty filters sure, but not photoshop... Let's be real

[rowdy]

You want something properly ****ed up that says a lot about how bad things can get... It's massive portraits people used to hang of themselfs in there own houses. And the portaits wernt even accurate, they were changed to make them look thinner, have better skin etc... At least Instagram selfie pics are based on some reality

yeah, nothing more realistic than those filters.

But they are filters... Not painting something that isn't there...

We have Photoshop these days, and the internet, where we can post falsified pictures of ourselves for everyone to see, not just visitors to our homes.

I've yet to see any photoshopped selfies on my fb feed, or anything similar... Dodgy angles and ****ty filters sure, but not photoshop... Let's be real

They're out there, believe me.

Also ...

http://sheownsit.com/amazing-photo-editing-apps-beautify-your-next-selfie/
http://www.bustle.com/articles/3108-4-apps-that-will-help-you-take-better-selfies

and so on ...

[baldgye]

Ok buddie

[poog]

I've never seen one in person..,,,then I went to the Hoover dam....and damn. It was a good laugh for the scenic journey.

I don't want to act like I'm special or something, but when I visit places, I take pictures of the place I'm visiting.  Perhaps I'll snap a few photos of myself or the people I'm with while visiting, but when I look back at a trip via photos, I would like more than a bunch of selfies with my big head blocking all the great views.

Why not both?

Also, when I go places and come back, my family likes to see photos of both the scenery/location and my face.  So I take pictures of my face not for myself to look at, but for my family to keep as a photo of their son/brother having fun.  It makes them happy.



I'm not sure where this narcissism thing is coming from.  People have been taking pictures of themselves for decades.  Just because it's easier now than ever before, all of a sudden it's narcissistic?

Well for me it's the excess of it. The fact that you must shove your face into every photo so that you can be recognized for being there.

when people show me pictures of their trips i like to see them in the photos. if i just wanted to see nice pictures of famous scenes where they're probably taking pictures i could most likely find better ones on the internet. it's another story if they're taking pictures in front of nothing though

[GenKaan]

Ive had lots of conversations with the wifu about how making everything photogenic, how everything must be documented and shared. If it isnt its like it never happend and NOT being documented takes away from the experience (in her mind), while I think the constant focus on finding things to share on Facebook (or what ever piece of **** site replaced it) is running the experiences.

So one thing we do agree on is that the selfie stick is the stick of pure loneliness. When her friend from the UK came to visist she had a selfi stick with her to all of my wifu's friends and her. Wasn't even that stoned but couldn't stop laughing. Had to leave the room

[CPTBadAss]

We've got one in the family now. Time to rip the sexiest selfies now. #weouthere #instagood

[Kira]

Oh no, people want to take pictures of themselves from farther away, worst thing ever right?

Beats giving someone else your phone to take a picture of you, or your nice expensive camera.

Especially when the local probably knows the back streets far better than you do and can run off with your phone/camera and ruin the rest of your holiday.

Pro tip, ask fat people

LOL this is what I always do, but I try not to make it look obvious

[rowdy]

Selfies from the 1920s ...

[paicrai]

Selfies from the 1920s ...

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wow you couldve just used your arm this entire time?

[Novus]

I don't mind.
The cleavage is alot better.

[tp4tissue]

I don't mind.
The cleavage is alot better.

It's all about -back-

[jonathanyu]

I never have the skill to take good selfie, so yes