Whether you like it or not, selfies have become an international phenomenon. They plague our Instagram feeds and force us to question the future of humanity. Oxford dictionary has even gone so far as to declare selfie the world of 2013! Jesus effing Christ — what is happening to us? When did it become socially acceptable to become this vain?
I’ll bet you think this post is about you. Don’t you? Don’t you?
Well, it’s time for all to hail James Franco and his incessant selfie uploads as the star recently took to the NY Times to express himself about his new favorite pastime. He tries to teach valuable lessons throughout his article and shed light on this never-going-away fad.
Let’s take a look at what we learned about selfies through the knowledge imparted by James Franco.
1. Selfies get your more followers.
Evidently, selfies gain more followers and honestly that can be true. I know I follow certain people on Instagram just to laugh at their selfies — I can’t be the only person out there who does that. Franco has other motives backing this reason, believing it gives you a way to see the user in a different way.
2. Selfies get you more “likes.”
Posting a selfie shows courage and bravery! Doesn’t it? “The likes spin out of control for selfies of me and my two handsome brothers, especially Dave, the other actor, whose image pulls in its own legion of teenage fans.”
3. “Photos of art projects; videos telling the haters to go away (in not so many words); and photos with poems” will make you lose followers
So basically, Franco figured out what will and what won’t get you the attention you want from your Instagram uploads. Don’t post the homemade birdhouse you built for your brother for Christmas and definitely do not post any poems you’ve written in English class.
4. Attention is power.
In this day and age, it’s not about looks, it’s about likes. The more likes you have the more power over your peers you have — at least that’s what James Franco is trying to explain.
5. The one-for-one phenomenon.
Franco made a great point in his article, “for every photo of a book, painting or poem, I try to post a selfie with a puppy, a topless selfie or a selfie with Seth Rogen, because these are all things that are generally liked.”
6. Shows what you’re doing in real time.
As Franco so eloquently put it, “Selfies are tools of communication more than marks of vanity.” The selfie allows people to express how they feel and what they’re doing in one image rather than via verbal communication.
7. Great introduction.
Franco actually becomes upset when an account he looks at doesn’t have any selfies. Why? Because he doesn’t feel as if he can garner a true sense of who this person is.
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