Fuck Your Selfie Stick

So we were touring Ilocos this long weekend because of the papal visit. This would be like my fifth time touring the province and on my return, there is always something new. Burgos also now have windmills. Before it was just the town of Bangui. It's just two years and that much progress.

I knew from the first time I saw this comic from Explosm that I would be using it in this blog.

Aside from the progress in the part of the province, tourists are now armed with this new (this word is relative, yes) photo capturing device, the selfie stick. This has to be a must have for all those narcissists out there. The selfie stick is a stick you attach to your cellphone for a better selfie experience. this is of course, a continuation of the fuckyourgopro mantra. Everybody hates those who buy gopros just to make it a selfie camera. Fuck them, right. In this rendition of crazy narcissism, the gopro or any camera could be replaced by your super high end smartphone! With data plan so to upload and share your selfie to your followers the instant you took them. Imagine all the likes you would get and be the envy of the people who would see the picture and can't be with you in the selfie. Also, a testify that you are able to travel.

Malacañang of the North

There's a wedding? No problem

Calle Crisologo, Vigan

So what's wrong with that? Instead of bothering your fellow tourists and beg them to take your picture in the tourist spot, you can just take them yourself. Brilliant. What's has changed is that when going places, you admire the place. Know the story behind it, why people go there, what's to see. Take photos to show them to people. Now, it's just narcissism. Their face first before the place.