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#selfie
Society’s Obsession With The Self
Image: Flickr; Klaas/KJGuch.com
By Hannah Carver
Selfie:taking a picture of oneself,
usually with the intention topost onsocial media.
Source: Jillian McHugh; ‘Selfies’ just as much for the insecure as show-offs
Image: Flickr; claireclinch
So… why take a selfie?
Image: Flickr; byls
Source: Christine Erickson; The Psychology of the Selfie Image: Flcikr; kata rokkar
“Loneliness and
desperation for attention
“are crucial ingredients.
- Chelsea Peretti
We are prisoners in a
of our own devising, and there is
glamorama panopticon
no escape.
Image: Google; gossipextra.com Source: Troy Patterson; A gentleman’s guide to the selfie.
Image: Flickr; Wes Head
“activities”.
Our society has made it acceptableto partake in these
“It’s more about
seeking reassurance &making statementsabout ourselves.”
Image: Flcikr; Trisha Weir
Source: Jillian McHugh; ‘Selfies’ just as much for the insecure as show-offs
We pull faces, angle cameras,and add filters to distort our image.
Image: Flcikr; sept23(:
But is it healthy?
Image: Flcikr; epSos.de
“The selfie is narcissisticbut only in the sense
it’s showing something about
yourself.”
- Dr. Tama Leaver
Image: Flickr; CaseyCrowleyPhotographySource: Jillian McHough; ‘Selfie’ just as much for the insecure as show-offs
Image: Flcikr; d o l f ISource: Christine Erickson; The Psychology of the Selfie
The “looking-glass self” is a psychological concept
that suggests we develop our sense of selfbased on the perceptions of those we interact with.
- Dr. Andrea Letamendi
With apps like Snapchat, Instagram, and Facebook
allowing instant ability to share, there is no halting the selfie obsession.
Image: Flickr; mhdbadi
The most popular form for sharing images on social media
is via Facebook.
93% of people choose this option.
Image: MorgueFile; Karpati GaborSource: Jillian McHugh; ‘Sellfies’ just as much for the insecure as show-offs
Image: Flickr; Florin HatmanuSource: Jillian Mchugh; ‘Selfies just as much for insecure as show-offs
“Instagram has become
more popular and I do think
the ability to manipulatephotos very easily plays a role.”
- Dr. Tama Leaver
Image: Flickr; sdeborja
Source: Sherry Turkle; The Flight From Conversation
Posting lets us present
the selfwe want to be.
This means we can edit.
And if we wish to,we can delete.
Or retouch: the voice, the flesh, the body.
Not too much,Not too little,
Just Right.
Image: Flickr; Heatseeker1
Source: Shelly Turkle; The Flight from Conversation
In the silence of connection,people are comforted by being in touch with a lot of people - carefully kept at bay.
We can’t get enough of one another
if we can use technology to keep one another
at distances we can control.
Image: MorgueFile MaxStreaton
Which many people are now coining
the term “Goldilocks Effect”
Not too close, not too far…
Just Right.
Image: Flickr; Kolby SchnelluSource: Christine Erickson; The Psychology of the Selfie
“Now that we can interact with hundreds
no, thousandsof people simultaneously, we’ve
strengthened the impact that others have
on our self value”.
- Dr. Andrea Letamendia
Image: Flickr; Me Hotel PenguSource: Christine Erickson; The Psychology of the Selfie
One of the differences between self-image
in real life and online is more ability to
change our look and mask our identity.
Image: Flickr; ajalilSource: Christine Erickson; The Psychology of the Selfie
Technology has allowed us
to shape who we are and highlightspecific features in ways we couldn’t do
as easily offline.
Image: MorgueFile; MiddleWickSource: Troy Patterson; A gentleman’s guide to the selfie.
Expressing the best & worstof their personalities
with roboticefficiency.
Image: Flickr; kowitz
Looking behind the lenswe are not the edited perfection
we may claim to be.
Image: Flickr; The IthacanSource: Christine Erickson; The Psychology of the Selfie
“You, on your own,
can be a powerful statement.”
- Leanne Surfleet
