Capstone
HELLO!
Capstone is one of the projects I am in the middle of. For this project we were to get in a group of four and find a topic where you can create change with, and either make a video or some type of campaign. This project is a year long and we will finish it by the end of the program. This program ends May 2018.
My partners are Mankiran, Shauny and Brad. We decided to do “GENERATION SELFIE”. This project is about the popularity of selfies. A selfie is when someone takes a picture of them self. Whats concerning about that, is the motives as to why people are taking selfie. The project will focus mainly on teenagers and the increase of technology surrounding their upbringing.
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For part of this assignment we were to do research on our project. I ended up doing a bunch of research regarding the psychology behind the selfie and often times there is a direct co relation between selfies and self-esteem. I then looked at psychology of self-esteem and I found out that teenagers crave instant gratification and to feel validated, which is exactly what a selfie offers. Think about it… you post a picture of yourself and whether or not you receive many likes or even comments, that will dictate how your day is going.
Long story short, “selfies” and “likes” have created a false reality for teens. Teenagers need to understand and realize that they are beautiful and worthy within and they do not need to rely on how many likes they receive on a picture. This is why my group is passionate about this assignment. So many teenagers struggle with feeling good about themselves and will turn to posting selfies, or essentially living through social media to feel like they are “worth it”.
Here is a cheesy picture that I took from google images to hopefully make anyone reading this feel good about themselves.
