Blogpost 4: Selfie in Culture

We are at the vanguard of social change in this new generation. We see this generation acting differently, and we cannot imagine it working. Many different and some pecular things arise in our society now a days. And one of those things are this photographing of oneself known as selfie. Our natural culture is different from what we are practicing today. In the past, people are already satisfied on photos taken by others for them. Not in all similar venues but on places that is sceneric and beautiful backgrounds. But compared to what is practicing today, we saw photos taken  redundantly sometimes in similar areas  and the same faces . Maybe we asked ourselves if this selfie thing invade the simple culture of humanity? Most of us see this as technological and societal progress. But just as there were those who feared the death of the use of the horse as our transportation in the old days, there are those who fear the death of the type of conversation and connection. But these fear did nothing to stop the emerging growth in our culture. 

I had read an article entitled ''Selfies Change the Way we Communicate'' by Jason Feider. It states some important facts about cultural phases. How people adapt to the changes that happened into the culture of humans due to the invasion of technology . What people used to live with in the past and choose  to adapt now in the future. We cannot stop time to pass and sometimes the only choice that people have is to embrace the present way of living we practice and soon to be an innovation to the culture . 

According to James Feider, ''Change is not always bad; it can be natural.'' 

There is really nothing wrong for change to come. It's a visual sign of progress. And progress is a development which is good for the nation. It just depend on the society on how they face and live to this changes. They could use it properly or simply waste it. Just as James Feider said, it can be natural.

In addition, I had read an article entitled, Why You Can't Help But Selfie by Lindsay Holmes . It shows a selfie photo taken two centuries ago. Stating that the birth of selfie didn't begin with the first smartphone. It could be argued that the first selfie were captured in the 1800s with mirrors or by using a self-timer. These proto-selfies fit the orthodox definition in that the photographer was also the subject and, if one were to look at the technology of the time, the camera was as new-fangled a gadget as our contemporary iPhone. While many of these self-taken photos included large groups of family and friends (as opposed to the contemporary solo selfie), some people from the era did get creative when it came to capturing images of themselves, posing in front of mirrors in order to get an individual picture. These as the humble beginnings of the Internet selfie had social media users flipping their cameras or, like in the late 1800s, using mirrors to capture personal photos of 

themselves for early social media.  


                                                     Selfies: Two Centuries Old?

But thinking that the problem is the disadvantage effect of selfie fever in our culture. There is one thing revealed to us under this article also. Stating a healthy selfie to adapt to the growing selfie culture. 

   

''Whether you're a selfie novice or an advanced poster, there are always things to be mindful of when you're posting,'' Lindsay Holmes advises. She offered two main principles to follow when it comes to posting on social media: The Grandmother Rule: "Don't post anything online, whether text or visual, that you don't want grandmother or future employer to see,". Selfies especially. Next is The Elevator Rule: "You wouldn't say something in an elevator that you or no one else wants to hear -- the whole world of social media is an elevator," Holmes said. 

Overall, It's all about creating a balance and opening our minds to understanding. There's creative potential to selfies, if it's done right. Ultimately to feel good we have to explore ourselves, and they can be a new ritual of doing just that.


Change is the only permanent thing in this world as it says. No living things last forever. Everything who has life comes to an end---- death.  Even people change.Technology immediately develops creating new innovations. And what do we expect to the state of life we are living today? To experience the same things as what the past had offered us? Ofcourse not. Selfies is rampant. And we cannot stop it with just a flicker of a finger. Our culture will change. But the good thing that people must be reminded of is that culture may change, but we must not forget . For culture must be part of our life and our style.