Posts Tagged ‘selfie’
My son has cleverly ensured future access to my phone
Charlie has learned to take video selfies – if that is a thing. What he chose to discuss on these videos has guaranteed him future access to our phones, at least for a while. Not sure if he was being strategic or genuine, but either way, I don’t care.
Read More8 things I have never done that you probably have (now with the much-requested rationales behind each)
Yesterday I posted about six (which expanded to seven and then eight) fairly ubiquitous things that I have never done that most people have. I was asked to explain my rationale on these issues many times. I will do so here: 1. I have never purchased a lottery ticket. This is simply a matter of…
Read MoreMalcolm Gladwell on shorter attention spans, inherent unfairness, and the selfie.
From an interview with Malcolm Gladwell in The Guardian comes a few of his more interesting comments: I don’t know why people think attention spans are getting shorter. Thirty years ago, you could go and get a sandwich in the middle of a Kojak episode, come back and still follow it. Today, if you get…
Read MoreThis short film presents a situation that is both ridiculous and reality. And that scares the hell out of me.
It’s astounding how rapidly the selfie and social media have interlocked to become a ubiquitous, ingrained, and inexplicably accepted aspect of American culture. Does a film like this awaken people to the lunacy of their social media existences, or are they unable to see themselves for who they have become? ASPIRATIONAL from Matthew Frost on…
Read MoreMy 3 completely biased, overly judgmental and fully valid rules of selfies
Try to avoid saying the word selfie aloud. You will always sound at least a little dumb when doing so. Even writing the word makes you sound a little stupid. Any attempt to look sexy or alluring in a selfie is only going to make you look a little desperate. This includes pursed lips, well…
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