Back then, when people wanted to have a picture of themselves, their family, different events, they had to go to the photographer, or they should have a special camera, in order to have a picture as a memory from that day or event. Not many people could afford it. In fact, in old times only rich people could have cameras. They used to have photo albums where you could see their whole life, from childhood to their old age, every big moment pictured and put in the album.
In a few decades, many things have changed. The photo albums are a thing of the past, and the majority doesn’t even know what they are. Cameras are used only for big events or during official ceremonies. In everyday life, we use our phones. All the pictures of us in different places and times are stuffed there, for years. The phone galleries became the new photo albums in which you can find our pictures not only taken at big events, but also from everyday life. Taking photos became one of the main actions of our day. We take a picture of our food, our daily outfit, we take photos of many beautiful and unique things we see on our way. And it takes less than a second, while decades ago people had to wait for weeks.
Other than the standard pictures, a new thing that became popular and trending is the selfie. Selfie is a function that allows you to easily take a picture of yourself. You can just switch the camera mode and take a group photo, a photo of you and your surroundings, and you can also use them as a mirror. You don’t have to ask the strangers to take a picture of you anymore, you can use a selfie stick, with the help of which you can widen the size of the picture by including more things in your photo.
Those are the main reasons that people prefer taking selfies rather than asking strangers to help them. It’s faster, easier and you can take as much shots as you want.
Now, the reason why people are addicted to taking selfies is different. One of the main reasons is the social media. People are just obsessed with posting their pictures on social media and describing their day to their friends. So, nobody wants to be left behind from that.
Or there are some people that like to picture all the moments in their life, but for themselves, as a memory. It’s a way to remember the old days and feel nostalgic. They don’t post it on social sites, they just keep them in their gallery for themselves or their friends.
But after all, we all can agree that all of that is a way of showing off your life: what you do, what you eat, what you wear and where you’ve been. Some people may not have the desire to show off in front of the others, but it’s a natural thing for us, humans. We want to share our good time with others and it’s not a bad thing. The bad thing is that for some people it’s like a kind of a competition. They display all their life in front of others, and that is the bad thing.
It is good to have pictures as a memory and post them on social media to share your happiness with others. In fact, it’s a very joyful and fine thing to do, which can multiply your happiness. But do not make it an obsession, do not live and act for that aim, it can cause you to always feel unsatisfied in life and not being happy from what you have.
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