[Carriage Hill]

Just Darwin at work, culling the herd...

[dljordan]

When is the world going to reach ‘Peak Researcher”?

[Steve_Seattle]

Yep, Darwin. We’ve seen those stories of people falling off cliffs while taking selfies and that isn’t a public health problem, it’s an idiot problem.

[Reno89519]

I thought it was more important to tell people not to use hairdryers in the bathtub

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“Just step back a bit more...a little further...a tiny bit more...you’ve almost got it, one more small step”

AAaaaaayyyyyyiiiii.

We need a public health announcement warning us about the dangers of water.

[exDemMom]

A few days ago, I saw an article that posed the question, should taking selfies be classified as a public health problem?

So far, there is no official pronouncement about it. Just this study and some recommendations to warn people about being aware of their surroundings when they take selfies.

[mass55th]

Cell phone cameras have turned a bunch of people into narcissists. I’ve never even used the camera on the first and only smart phone (iPhone) I’ve owned for about 8 or 9 years now.

[gitmo]

I’ve seen numerous near-accidents caused by guys crossing the road while staring at their cell phones. And a few by people driving while taking selfies.

[Right_Wing_Madman]

The taking of selfies is now considered legitimately dangerous.

We all just need to stay in bed. Life is too dangerous.

[drwoof]

True, particularly with respect to sociopathic/narcissistic ‘disorders’ once unusual now being the ‘norm’.

[Farmerbob]

I haven’t read about a “selfi-cide” in a while so people must be getting the message.

[Chode]

[MrBambaLaMamba]

Camera ownership and use needs to be controlled like firearms.

[frank ballenger]

Woman falls 100 feet to her death taking selfie in Belgium
New York Post
Nov 4, 2021 — A 33-year-old Belgian woman plunged 100 feet to her death after posing for a selfie on the edge of a cliff during a trip with her husband.

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Another....
Sofia Cheung was a Hong Kong Instagram influencer who took selfies standing on the edge of cliffsides. However, it was reported by The New York Post that the 32-year-old died after falling from a waterfall. July 14, 2021

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Hiker falls nearly 700 feet to his death attempting a selfie
NBC News
Jan 28, 2022 — A 21-year-old hiker died after falling roughly 700 feet off a cliff while trying to take a selfie on Monday, authorities in Arizona said.

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[Flaming Conservative]

Not sure about a public health problem, but it certainly can be indicative of a personality disorder. Talk about your narcissists and exhibitionists! I like to watch YouTube decorating videos, but when I see it’s going to take some woman 25 minutes to tell how she redecorated a 2’ x 3’ closet, I know she just loves to hear herself talk, and I watch the “before” segment, then fast forward to the “after” segment, if I watch it at all.

[RetiredTexasVet]

I always considered it an effective way of weeding out stupid.

[5th MEB]

I was going to say; THEY JUST WANT TO DEPRIVE US OF VIEWING THE DARWIN AWARDS.