We all know one (or two, three, four...etc...)....
They are all over facebook...
And they are always frequent offenders.
QUESTION: Why do these people feel the need to continually post photos of themselves?
Now, I am clearly showing my addiction to Facebook, but, every freaking morning when I go on and review my news feed, I get bombarded...POW... tons of 'self-taken' head shots. Mostly taken with their own iphone camera's, they all are similar; my favorite being: the mirror image reflection picture (where in most cases you can actually see them holding their phones). The other frequent poses are: the serious side angle shot, and what I assume to be the "I am sitting at a red light and I felt the urge to show you how I look" pose. Most of these offenders are female, although, alarmingly, it's starting to spread to the hetero-sexual male population... and it's f*cking scary. ( I am going to be honest - I have posted pictures of myself - a few from a professional photographer, and some to show a new hair color, and I do cut people out of my default (main) photo.. but I promise you, generally speaking (90% of the time) I do not post pictures just of myself.. because, it's f*cking weird).
Most of the people who take their own photos are actually attractive people. They are pretty or handsome, are in good shape, and have (what I believe to be?) good social skills. MEANING: they could go out to a bar, and get hit on. So I ask: Is it all for attention? Do you have low self-esteem and feel the need to feel better about yourself by seeing how many people 'like' you photos? Are you worried people have forgotten what you look like? (I am sure in the past 12 hours you haven't changed that much...) Do you need to be the center of attention? Or maybe you are narcissistic? Either way, do us all a favor, and get over yourself.
A basic internet search of this topic highlights a lot of message boards with threads and comments about this issue. My favorite thread is linked here.. so you can enjoy (and agree) --> Why do pretty girls post so many pictures..Yahoo.com. The general consensus tends to be that these people are: shallow, insecure, narcissistic, have big egos, like the attention, are bored and unoccupied, or my favorite: "They are sexy, and they know it". To those who post: maybe you shouldn't post so much, that way, when someone sees you in person they could give you an honest compliment (?) ( Trust me: I am not going up to some bitch who posts ten photos of herself everyday and tell her that she/he look "great" or "pretty" !. This is because I refuse to inflate their head more, and because most of these people use Hipstamatic application for their photos - which - actually - make them look more attractive than they really are! (bitch, I know for a fact your skin has pimples and you have an uneven skin tone, you're not fooling anyone!))
I propose a solution to this craziness: No matter how nice the picture is, no matter how beautiful/ handsome they look, and no matter how many other people are 'liking' or commenting on it -- JUST DON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT - don't 'like it', don't comment. Overtime, I am sure, if everyone stops the clicks, and comments, (or even if most people stop this ridiculous behavior) these people will take the hint and stop crowding news feeds with photos of themselves. (So they can save the space for the wedding, baby, puppy, and pointless other photos that bring joy and laughter to everyone's day.)
I hope one of my followers (my stats tab tells me there are quit a few of you who frequently follow!...thanks!) are one of these "self-obsessed"photo people. I would love to hear your side of the story.. and why you feel the need to post pictures of yourself all the time. Maybe my assumptions are wrong? (every-once-in-a-while I will actually admit I am
Xo.
DSB
HAHAHAHA... Sorry, I just had to! ;)
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