Funny Holidays - No Selfies Day

Selfies, photographs of oneself on a webcam or smartphone, are taken and posted by active Internet users Many of them eventually become addicted to the desire to create and post self-portraits on social networks Every year on March 16th, No Selfie Day is celebrated to help combat this habit Modern people communicate differently than they did 20 or 50, much less 100 years ago Social interaction has moved from real life to virtual life In addition, his character has changed - the number of participants in communication has increased, and the circle of close people with whom trusting relationships are formed has decreased The emergence of selfies is associated with profound changes in the cultural code of humanity If previously a gentleman would take off his hat or kiss her hand when he saw a lady, now he likes her photo This is interesting The word selfei was first used in 2002 by Australian Nathan Hope, who posted a photo of his own tooth online The author of the photo apologized for its poor quality, explaining that it was a selfie The term and phenomenon, photographing oneself, gained popularity towards the end of 2010 In 2013, “selfie” moved from youth slang to the Oxford Dictionary, becoming a full-fledged word in spoken English There is nothing wrong with using newfangled devices that make life easier for modern people However, it is worth giving up selfies, at least for a while, for a number of reasons, both everyday and mystical 1 It’s no secret that smartphone users often put their lives in danger for the sake of likes on social networks Selfies taken on the edge of a cliff, at a waterfall or on the railing of a river bridge will take your breath away However, extreme photographing conditions lead to dire consequences Therefore, it is better to refuse selfies with a risk to health and life, and not only once a year - on March 16th 2 According to esoteric teachings, photography is an energetic cast of a person, his imprint on a subtle level It is no coincidence that the Indians of one of the Amazon tribes were indignant when the scientist and traveler D Kin wanted to capture their leader and elders The natives were horrified, saying that “the camera steals part of the soul” Of course, this is a superstition, but sometimes you should still refuse selfies out of a desire to show off When posting photos on the Internet for free access, you need to be prepared for both positive and negative reactions from others Their emotions, one way or another, will be transmitted to the owner of the page on the social network and will affect his energy 3 Man is a social being who understands the world through interaction with the outside world We visit a cafe, an art exhibition or a theater in order to enjoy communication with loved ones and art The fashion for selfies has led to the fact that a person spends most of his time in society taking photographs of himself and posting them on social networks Then he reads the comments, responds to them, worries if the photo gets few likes There is almost no time left to communicate with real people who are nearby, to experience the wonderful moments of life “here and now” A day without selfies is very important, because it is designed to return us, at least temporarily, from digital reality to ordinary reality Important The US Psychiatric Association has registered a type of mental disorder associated with an obsessive desire to take photographs of oneself and post them on the Internet Doctors associate the appearance of this syndrome with low self-esteem and lack of warmth in relationships with others According to scientists, people who take and post more than 3 selfies a day are on the verge of the disorder The public calls on social media users once a year to stop looking for the perfect angle and stop chasing likes March 16 has been declared No Selfie Day to encourage people to try to get rid of addiction and become closer to each other