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Old 03-23-2014, 07:51 PM   #1
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Old 03-23-2014, 07:52 PM   #2
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One of my old school friends uploads a simple photo of himself and it receives more likes in 10 hours than a photo (to raise "breast cancer awareness") of a topless lesbian family friend of mine in 23 hours.

I'm not pointing this out because "Y U NO LIEK TOPLES LESBIN" but I just find the comparison of social phenomenons here kind of fascinating.

There is nothing at all intrinsically interesting, special or significant about a picture of someone. As a social phenomenon it's existed for as long as there have been people who can draw or paint or sculpt portraits of themselves and others.

Whereas people don't always ascribe every photo that they take to a movement, and regardless of that movement being misguided, that makes a photo more interesting than a simple picture of someone, at least to me.

It's all narcissism in the end.

 
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Old 03-23-2014, 07:55 PM   #3
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In the photo, is your old school friend wearing a garth wig by any chance?

 
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Old 03-23-2014, 07:55 PM   #4
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pics?

 
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Old 03-23-2014, 07:55 PM   #5
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tinwop ect

 
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Old 03-23-2014, 07:57 PM   #6
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In the photo, is your old school friend wearing a garth wig by any chance?
No, he's just against a blank white wall, wearing a jacket and smiling. It could be used as a passport photo.

 
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Old 03-23-2014, 07:58 PM   #7
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I'll leave it up to you to play internet detective in order to find them.

 
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Old 03-23-2014, 08:09 PM   #8
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Old 03-23-2014, 08:26 PM   #9
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it's just to show you that popularity contests never die, banal pictures and comments from popular people always get a great response on facebook

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Old 03-23-2014, 08:27 PM   #10
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it's funny because i thought we all came to realize that nobody likes pictures of food but if a popular person posts it, it gets 30 likes and comments like mMM looks so good!!!

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Old 03-23-2014, 08:28 PM   #11
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oh look you're drunk isn't that hilarious what a shitty picture of your alcoholism (35 likes)

 
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Old 03-23-2014, 08:41 PM   #12
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A topless picture to raise awareness of breast cancer sounds pretty annoying

We are all aware of breast cancer at this point

 
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Old 03-23-2014, 08:45 PM   #13
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i aint wearin no pink shoes

 
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Old 03-23-2014, 08:54 PM   #14
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who doesn't want to wear the ribbon

 
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Old 03-23-2014, 08:55 PM   #15
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Yeah Seinfeld nailed that over a decade ago imo

 
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Old 03-23-2014, 08:55 PM   #16
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A topless picture to raise awareness of breast cancer sounds pretty annoying

We are all aware of breast cancer at this point
NoMakeupSelfie is even worse

 
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Old 03-23-2014, 08:59 PM   #17
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i never heard of breast cancer

 
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Old 03-23-2014, 09:02 PM   #18
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NoMakeupSelfie is even worse
That's what it was, she was also topless, covering her nipples with her hands.

Which reminds me of another weird anomaly of Western culture surrounding the nipple. A topless female can be broadcast on TV with stickers covering her nipples and areola and it's not considered nudity, but as soon as they are revealed, everyone loses their minds.

I'd like to see the reactions to a woman wearing a full-body burqa, but with two holes cut out to expose just their nipples.

 
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Old 03-23-2014, 09:20 PM   #19
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Share this picture of jesus with words on it that says " LIKE THIS AND SHARE IN THE NEXT 10 SECONDS OR GOD WILL NOT HEAR YOUR PRAYER"

and people do it. and i know itonly takes two seconds to do but for fucks sake. really?

 
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Old 03-23-2014, 09:25 PM   #20
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i would do it. i don't want to break the spell

 
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Old 03-23-2014, 09:43 PM   #21
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Old 03-23-2014, 09:44 PM   #22
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I hate when it's like "do this or you/loved one will DIE!!!1"

I don't use my fb much, and it is ok when people use it for pictures of a drunken weekend/weird people getting engaged/having kids, cause that's part of the social aspect for which fb was designed. Now I don't understand much because half my feed is filled with useless buzzfeed articles, some 30% is political stuff which I see all day anyway, 15% real people sharing real things, and 5% bands spamming me. I only use fb for the private groups/messages.

 
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Old 03-23-2014, 09:57 PM   #23
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D. is responsible for more the large majority of Buzzfeed articles on my newsfeed.

 
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Old 03-23-2014, 10:13 PM   #24
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That's what it was, she was also topless, covering her nipples with her hands.

Which reminds me of another weird anomaly of Western culture surrounding the nipple. A topless female can be broadcast on TV with stickers covering her nipples and areola and it's not considered nudity, but as soon as they are revealed, everyone loses their minds.

I'd like to see the reactions to a woman wearing a full-body burqa, but with two holes cut out to expose just their nipples.
boy you're really cutting to the core of western cultural anomalies

i never thought about that before, also i didn't know about cancer or facebook. you're really on the cutting edge.

 
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Old 03-23-2014, 10:19 PM   #25
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Let's talk about how a group of dudes got an oval shaped ball from one end of a field, past another group of guys, and through to the other side of the field.

 
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Old 03-23-2014, 10:20 PM   #26
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you had me at "group of dudes"

 
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Old 03-23-2014, 10:26 PM   #27
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oh now he's pointing out how stupid certain forms of entertainment are. this guy is a razor-sharp, highly original cultural critic.

 
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Old 03-23-2014, 10:26 PM   #28
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i know sports aren't they pointless, i'd much rather sit through movies so i can complain about how they are "too long" later

 
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Old 03-23-2014, 10:30 PM   #29
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seriously guys, why do we even bother trying

 
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Old 03-23-2014, 10:32 PM   #30
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Why do talking anything

 
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