#selfie: Our Society's Obsession With the Selfie

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#selfie

Society’s Obsession With The Self

Image: Flickr; Klaas/KJGuch.com

By Hannah Carver

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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

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So… why take a selfie?

Image: Flickr; byls

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Source: Christine Erickson; The Psychology of the Selfie Image: Flcikr; kata rokkar

“Loneliness and

desperation for attention

“are crucial ingredients.

- Chelsea Peretti

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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.

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Image: Flickr; Wes Head

“activities”.

Our society has made it acceptableto partake in these

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“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

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We pull faces, angle cameras,and add filters to distort our image.

Image: Flcikr; sept23(:

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But is it healthy?

Image: Flcikr; epSos.de

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“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

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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

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With apps like Snapchat, Instagram, and Facebook

allowing instant ability to share, there is no halting the selfie obsession.

Image: Flickr; mhdbadi

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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Image: MorgueFile MaxStreaton

Which many people are now coining

the term “Goldilocks Effect”

Not too close, not too far…

Just Right.

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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

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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.

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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.

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Image: MorgueFile; MiddleWickSource: Troy Patterson; A gentleman’s guide to the selfie.

Expressing the best & worstof their personalities

with roboticefficiency.

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Image: Flickr; kowitz

Looking behind the lenswe are not the edited perfection

we may claim to be.

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Image: Flickr; The IthacanSource: Christine Erickson; The Psychology of the Selfie

“You, on your own,

can be a powerful statement.”

- Leanne Surfleet