Adults criticizing selfies

                The never ending trend of faces plastered on our social media walls surprisingly stirred cyberspace, wreaked havoc the mobile world and affected some adults that aren’t used to the hefty fad of posting photos of themselves publicly, making them visible to the eyes of every living being online—even up to the far corners of the world. And we couldn’t deny that the people who commonly appear on our Facebook, Twitter, Instagram feeds are from our very own community; may it be from the people we personally know, our mere acquaintances, our schoolmates, our neighbors, our old high school friends, our enemies (oh yes of course), our close family friends, our relatives—anyone we have possibly known and encountered with on a day-to-day basis.

                Due to the vast trend of selfies or “photo/s of thyself”, it has come to a viewpoint that adults and some old citizens cringe by just the mere sight of young individuals typically imprinting digital memories out of photos that are posted on their respective social media walls. Thus, this craze led to a debate that concerned the young mass and the adult folks.

Memories need to be kept, imprinted upon the lives of the owner and the involved—an alibi that has become an excuse as to why the young post selfies and groufies online. I will say it again. It’s okay to display the things that we have been doing and the things that we have done online but we should keep in mind that we are feeding the audience specific information that’s enough to risk our own safety and well-being. And that’s what the adult folks have been trying to imprint on the youngster’s mind. Safety. We are exposing our lives out in the open without even realizing that at some point in time, our very own posts would be used against us. The young sometimes compromise their safety for fame and I tell you, it is never right. I am an incoming college student and I, as the days dragged on, have thought well about this certain notion.

Memories need to kept but we should always keep in mind the possible things we are risking when we relay our lives out in the open field. It has never been wrong to post photos of ourselves online but always remember that too much of everything is vile. The young audience might as well should learn to control and be mindful of what they post online, for those things can and will be held against themselves.

Adults go against selfies because they have been a witness of young people posting things way more mature than their age, thus leading the young to explore things that still aren’t destined for them to discover. Although we cannot deny the fact that some adults are just way too overrated and aren’t that open to modernization, still majority of them are concerned of the safety and welfare of their young brood.

People will stare, make their time worth their while. But never compromise your life and safety for that worthwhile time you have been fantasizing about. Remember that things can and will be used for the better and for the destruction of your own lives.

Before you post a selfie, take heed of your safety, not just the attention you'll get that'll uphold your status in that moment's rule. Your selfie will resonate across all the corners of the world. Who knows what'll happen to it when you close your eyes.