Spring Issue 2015 | Page 13

the person; the broader boundaries delivered by the selfie stick makes it such an appealing product for travelers.

However, is the improvement of our “selfie game” taken too far? Those who use the selfie stick in public are often looked down upon, but why is that? This trend has been in existence in South Korea for a long while now, and only recently has it been introduced in America. It has become the norm, if anything, in South Korea; so what is so different here? Are people too offended by selfies nowadays? Is there anything really wrong with an extended arm for a little bit of assistance? We are a generation supported by social media and one of the main ones is Instagram. Selfies are a prominent aspect of social media and it’s interesting that although our “selfie game is strong”, the selfie stick is enough to earn you a

glare.

Are we putting too much development into a

“narcissistic hobby”? Ultimately, we take

pictures to capture moments. If we take a

picture, we want the picture to look nice. So

camera development doesn’t necessarily link to

the excessive increase in better, or more, selfies. Perhaps there is nothing wrong at all, and we can just consider this a method of self-love. What do you think? Do you think the “selfie game” has been taken too far?

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