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German tourist falls to his death while posing for photo atop Machu Picchu
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sharks probably killed something like 90 people last year. i could see us getting there with selfies.
Sharks killed 6 people last year
ha maybe i was thinking about shark attacks in general..
anyway, if the total number of shark-related fatalities was only 6, i can definitely see us getting to the point where selfies gone wrong kill more people than sharks per year.
selfies = more lethal than sharks
I disagree. I used to have similar thoughts, though. But really are you ever going to say "I wish I could see more of the Taj Mahal"? Maybe if it is followed up by "Oh wait I'll just use google image search to find professional and amateur shots of every famous spot on the planet and other planets. Taken from every conceivable angle." or maybe if you've had a brain aneurism and forgot that the internet exists.
I think older you will much rather see pictures of your younger self and your friends and family.
And your kids: "Look kids these are picture of when I was in Singapore, with my friends" {scenic shot of random street devoid of people}. "And this is when I was your age, at Machu Picchu" {picture of a bunch of people standing around posing} "Which one is you dad?" "Oh, I'm not on any of these pictures..." "..."
wesleyshark
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pelicansurf
Needs a Holiday on Gallifrey
I'm afraid of heights for this precise reason. You trip and you die. Seems horrible.
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
Nah, pictures of family..yes.. pictures of my self? No.
My best memories are looking at the places I've seen so I can recall old memories of what took place there... group photos, or photos of playing, fishing, hiking.... all that... selfies? Nah... I see myself in the mirror everyday... could give a fuck looking at a selfie of myself 10 years ago.
rocketskates
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Darwinismus
malingenie
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You're not wrong. Everyone thinks we are all banana republics or some shit
I thought I was the only one fucked.
malingenie
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DP: SO SORRY
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
Idk it was a killer selfie.
You rarely saw this when cameras were just cameras and not connected to anything. It's fascinating how the ability to instantly upload and share images brought out this incredibly reckless behavior.
The last time I visited the Grand Canyon I saw way too many people climb over barriers past warning signs to hop out to overhangs to get selfies. They would literally leap across gaps of nothingness (like in a Road Runner cartoon) to get out to a precipice or overhang. I have a sometimes manageable fear of heights, and I had to keep walking and not watch those people. It was too much.
The last time I visited the Grand Canyon I saw way too many people climb over barriers past warning signs to hop out to overhangs to get selfies. They would literally leap across gaps of nothingness (like in a Road Runner cartoon) to get out to a precipice or overhang. I have a sometimes manageable fear of heights, and I had to keep walking and not watch those people. It was too much.
Oh you son of a beach.
Something like that happened to a teacher of mine way back in 1994.
His wife was taking a photo of him with him standing in front of a cliff in the Alps. Apparently, he stepped back too far and fell off the cliff while his wife was looking at him through the camera's viewfinder.
Horrible scenario.
His wife was taking a photo of him with him standing in front of a cliff in the Alps. Apparently, he stepped back too far and fell off the cliff while his wife was looking at him through the camera's viewfinder.
Horrible scenario.
s_mirage
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It's not just that: a lot of tourists have a nasty habit of thinking they're immune from danger when they're on holiday, wherever they are. Even people holidaying in their own country seem to forget basic safety rules that they would never break at home.
NoblesseOblige
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Impossible. These things only happen to selfies.
adamsappel
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I always make people get in the picture. Why do I want just a picture of the Taj Mahal? I can see that anywhere! I try to frame the picture in interesting ways, but a picture of "random tourist destination" is boring. "This is me at the Taj Mahal when I was 20" is far more memorable.
I get your sarcasm, and I only have my own anecdotal experiences to compare, but my trips to the Grand Canyon before smart phones and after smart phones are very different. Yes, there were some people that would hop out to dangerous places with regular cameras, but it's nothing like it is today. There were a few places where people would climb out to get those shots, but now it's like people have lost their minds and just climb out anywhere.
She got away with murder.
SolidusDave
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This is btw true for non-selfie pics as well.
UNLESS you zoom in. I'm not kidding, it makes you remember the moment even more than not taking any pic at all.
Reason being our brain focusing in on a detail and that makes it probably map the space better etc.
I very, very rarely take selfies. However - unless you took an awesome shot or photographed something reeeeaally interesting, you will bore the people you show your vacation pics if you or your loved ones are not in them.
I just have my girl do poses. Sometimes just for scale haha but friends will still want to see those pics the most.
NoblesseOblige
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That's entirely due to the convenience of now having photo taking devices attached to our communication devices and nothing to really do with selfies. I've never taken a selfie in my life, and I absolutely hate having my photo taking, but some people acting like this is some new phenomena of vanity are still being too ridiculous for even me.
Robot Carnival
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well, at least the guy was NOT taking a selfie, but just asking someone else to take a normal picture of him at Machu Picchu, which is completely understandable. I only want to know if it's actually one of those "mid-leap" picture like the part I quote mentions. because if you're taking a picture at Machu Picchu and you went around jumping up and down on the tip of the mountain trying to get a photo of you in mid air, then you're sorta asking for it.
But you know, selfies are more important than your own security.
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