These days, it is hard to find anything positive in the
news, with all the shootings and partisan disagreements. In order to find good
news, one must look past the headlines and scour the Internet for good news.
After six painstaking hours of scanning the internet far and wide for some
positive news, I found some at last: Churchill Downs, the sight of the Kentucky
Derby, has banned the use of selfie-sticks on days with live racing. Although
the true reasoning behind the ban is the safety issues that come along with
selfie- sticks, I think this is a good idea for many reasons.
In my opinion, selfie-sticks are one of the worst things to
happen to our society. Rather than enjoying an event, people are more worried
about making sure other people know that they were at said event. While the ban
does not keep people from taking selfies, it at least makes them a little less
obnoxious. If I were looking through Twitter on the day of the Kentucky Derby,
I would much rather see an actual picture of the race itself than of a bunch of
people “watching” the race. The rise of the selfie-stick is just one more sign
of our society’s increasing level of narcissism. So, I hugely thank the
wonderful people of Churchill Downs for standing up against the selfie-stick.
I agree with you Charles, we cannot let technology overtake our lives. Things like selfie-sticks with be the fall of America if not the world if we do not contain them.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Charles, we cannot let technology overtake our lives. Things like selfie-sticks with be the fall of America if not the world if we do not contain them.
ReplyDeleteI think selfie-sticks not only promote narcissism, but also remove social interaction. If you are really that desperate to get a quality photo of your entire group, there is no shame in asking a stranger to take a picture for you. However, we have become so self absorbed that the thought of meeting new people and talking to them is foreign to us.
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