We can’t go on social media today, whether it is Instagram, Facebook, or another platform, without seeing half-naked selfies. They have asses hanging out, breasts dumping out, fish faces, or even fully nude. I can’t get over the fully nude ones, in particular. This is the selfie culture. I want to talk about what’s behind that.
How to Stop Getting Trapped by Selfie Culture
Think About What You Are Trying to Accomplish
If you’re a model or an aspiring model and you want to gain an audience and put yourself out there, in front of people in the industry, that’s awesome. Good for you! Go for it. If you recently lost a lot of weight and you feel so good about yourself that you’re proud of your new sexy body and you wanna flaunt it? That is amazing! Good for you!
That’s not who I’m talking about when I refer to the selfie culture.
There are people that are living off the attention in the selfie culture. These are the ones where who say, “It makes me feel good about myself.”
What exactly makes you feel good about yourself? Is it the views and the likes? Is it that someone living in his mom’s basement happens to like your photo? Do you get some form of validation by posting selfies?
Well, you shouldn’t.
If it’s for the attention, yes, you’re going to get it. You’ll get what you are looking for. But it’s going to be the wrong attention from the people that you don’t want to be getting attention from.
It’s temporary. It’s empty. It’s fleeting. So, I wanted to shine a light on that because all it’s doing is feeding your ego for a temporary amount of time.
Don’t Get Trapped in the Selfie Culture Photoshop Trap
There are so many filters that are used. Then, there is the use of Photoshop to manipulate and just completely alter a photo.
I’m not saying that I’ve never used a filter. I’ve used black and white or just made things artsy. I’m not talking about that. I’m talking about someone trying to manipulate what they look like. Changing themselves into something completely different.
I have met people on social media. I’ve also had the opportunity to meet some of them in real life They’ve been like, “Jess, hey! How’s it going?” and I don’t recognize them at all. And then I realize who it is and they don’t even look like they are related to that person, even as a distant cousin.
It has gotten out of control and it’s not real. True beauty does not need a filter.
You should appreciate the true uniqueness of who you are. We shouldn’t strive to all look like the same airbrushed fake photo. That is boring. Why don’t we Photoshop in like a book or something into the selfie? Is there an app for that? That would be great.
Be a Woman of Substance.
Turn your selfies into substance. Bring more to the table. Bring more to the game with people. Be somebody and be working on yourself and creating somebody that people want to be around, instead of focusing on this stuff that doesn’t matter. That’s empty in the grand scheme of things.
Don’t Compromise Who You Are.
How much do they matter, these selfies, unless it is core to your business and you are getting income and products from views and advertising? If you aren’t, you know what’s behind it. I’m not saying that attention doesn’t feel good. Everybody wants to be noticed and get attention. But what is the extent that you are willing to go to to get this attention? Will you compromise who you are as an individual? Will you go against your own beliefs, morals, and values? How far exactly are you willing to take it?
So, how do you feel about what we see within the selfie culture? I’d love to hear from you, regarding this. Thanks for reading. Let me know in the comments below what you think about the selfie culture and what some people are willing to do for attention.