howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#1
I am trying to understand the phenomenon where otherwise intelligent people take photos of themselves on a daily basis and put them on social media. Usually they are grinning inanely with the odd photo of their dinner.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
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#2
I find the vast majority are boring and completely pointless, maybe it is an age thing.
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Button
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#3
Hm, I suspect that "otherwise intelligent people" may be an assumption - or at least a charitable way of looking at politicians who feel a burning desire to be 'on the case', of every case.
(Not my real name.)
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#4
I I wasn't thinking of politicians as usually other people take photos of them, although most lap it up of course.
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Terry Nunn
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Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Keith Sansum1
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Still trying to understand selfies
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Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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#10
Same here Keith, much the same as the numerous pointless pictures that people post on line.
Digital cameras and mobile phones are to blame, the inconvenience and cost of developing a film stopped this new obsession from happening.
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Guest 1881- Registered: 16 Oct 2016
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Keith Sansum1 wrote:Still trying to understand selfies
I believe it is a seasonal port-manteau term conflating "Santa" and "Elf", hence the plethora of people dressed in Cola Coca red and white hats and suits, taking SELFIES.
I hope clears up any confusion.
Just because you don't take an interest in politics doesn't mean that politics won't take an interest in you. PERICLES.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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its a strange wold where people post what they eat for dinner why?
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Captain Haddock
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"The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Ross Miller
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 17 Sep 2008
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Gosh you are looking good there Cap'n must be all that sea air
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