On 2013-11-21 01:49, balducci wrote:
Funny how so many of the old men here are complaining about selfies.

Here's a view of selfies, from a different perspective:

http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/d......ide.html

On 2013-11-20 10:40, LobowolfXXX wrote:
So many people have been made superstars for being annoying self-absorbed narcissists that there's a line of people perpetually auditioning.

On 2013-11-19 15:09, mastermindreader wrote:
The Oxford dictionary has selected "selfie" as the word of the year for 2013

http://news.yahoo.com/ap-photos-selfie-d......479.html

I'm not sure what my response should be. What's yours?

On 2013-11-19 21:09, mastermindreader wrote:

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On 2013-11-19 15:18, arthur stead wrote:
Maybe they picked it because it represents how self-centered people are nowadays?

Actually, they picked it because it was the most used new word on the Internet in 2013.

On 2013-11-19 18:02, Slide wrote:
"You say yes and begin to show them your pictures of eating at McDonalds both inside and in the car with your friends and two pictures of eating take out Chinese in your motel room with friends. "

Yes. The photos that mean something to me are those of my kids, my loved ones, my friends. You can't recreate the grand cannon from the lousy pictures you take. Ansel Adams has done much better. I'd rather have the memories of my loved ones. I don't eat at McDonalds so more likely it will be my friends and family eating a a colorful pub or local establishment. I don't know about you, but for me, people are much more fun and interesting to remember than some rock formation.