Narcissism

Hey MP'ers.

In this day and age of cell phones with reverse cameras for that Oh-so-sick selfie, social media and general keeping up with or looking better than the Jones's, I ask. Does anybody else chuckle at the picture posts by users that refer to themselves in the 3rd sense?

One of many examples:
mountainproject.com/v/11193…

I can already hear some of you PC mo' fo's, "no I am Zen and just click on by". I guess I am old a crusty. My father and his father would have booted your pansy ass for smiling for a cell phone selfie more than once a lifetime.

Carry on duckface.

I agree it's silly but I think the third person part comes from the precedent of climbing guidebooks. The author never writes "Me on Generic Crack" but rather, "Davis on Generic Crack."

:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Apa0nG1OfUc

I like seeing pictures of my friends doing cool things. My friends like seeing pictures of me when I'm happy or doing cool things. Sharing the stoke hurts no one. Nor does accurately labeling a photo on a public website.

Dave Cramer wrote:I like seeing pictures of my friends doing cool things. My friends like seeing pictures of me when I'm happy or doing cool things. Sharing the stoke hurts no one. Nor does accurately labeling a photo on a public website.

Cragmantoo likes seeing pictures of Cragmantoo's friends doing cool things. Cragmantoo's friends like seeing pictures of Cragmantoo when he's happy and doing cool things...

LOL. Truthfully, who really cares if someone wants to refer to themself in 3rd person?

They do.

Facebook and selfies are just part of the "me" generation. "Hey everybody, look at me. I like this music and these movies. Did you see my latest photos?"

Narcissim, indeed. Self-absorption. "And my friends love seeing this stuff."
Uh-huh.

Edit: I'm going with "tense," instead of "sense."

BigNobody wrote:Hey MP'ers. In this day and age of cell phones with reverse cameras for that Oh-so-sick selfie, social media and general keeping up with or looking better than the Jones's, I ask. Does anybody else chuckle at the picture posts by users that refer to themselves in the 3rd sense?

Haha... this is hilarious. Would that be smell, taste, touch, sight, or hearing? We get your point, though. When one refers to themselves they are referring to a person, and not a sense.

By the way, are you enjoying your trademark TM clothes, climbing gear, vehicle, whatnot? Do the Jones live down on the corner of your street?

BigNobody wrote:One of many examples: mountainproject.com/v/11193…

Seems this guy is doing his thing and posting his coolness. Who are you to deny him of this pleasure? Cool picture of him pinching a crimp... showing off the skills on a neat problem. Does Jared even know you called him out, personally, as an example? Would that not seem rude to you?

BigNobody wrote:I can already hear some of you PC mo' fo's, "no I am Zen and just click on by".

Sometimes yes, and sometimes, no.

BigNobody wrote: I guess I am old a crusty. My father and his father would have booted your pansy ass for smiling for a cell phone selfie...

Who would have been first to get booted in the ass, the pansy selfishly selfie taker, or the guy who brings the mirror-licking to the forefront of attention? Aren't you the type of guy that goes whining to someone more superior than yourself when you find hypocrisy in this world - attention to the attention seeker?

For shame, the irony.

BigNobody wrote:Carry on duckface.

Indeed. Everyone is narcissistic to some level... it is a natural survival strategy in all humans.

M Sprague wrote:They do.

Too much other crap in the world to be concerned about, IMHO

Like climbing rocks and Hillary.^^^

It's about what I thought you kids would say. Nice try Bigfeet. I have zero self importance issues. I just see through the shit. The picture was one small example.

Do you climb a route without posting it here? What about your Facecrap page? If so, some of us old crust would say your climbing for image, not for the love.

I am getting sick of people putting the "photo credit" for normal fuc*ing pics. Everyone wants to be a pro now.

BigNobody wrote: My father and his father would have booted your pansy ass for smiling for a cell phone selfie more than once a lifetime.

And my great-great grandfather would've booted your pansy ass for using a computer instead of tilling the fields, and his great-great-great grandfather would've booted his ass for killing a bear with a hatchet instead of club like we used to do back in the day. Maybe kids these days are the "me" generation, but it sure sounds like you belong to the "always-better-and-harder-than-you" generation. You're just indulging in a different kind of holier than thou narcissism. Same strokes, different folks

Russ Keane wrote:I am getting sick of people putting the "photo credit" for normal fuc*ing pics. Everyone wants to be a pro now.

Is your photo credit bad?
Do you have little or no photo credit history?

Do you even know what a camera is?

Come on down to the Photo Credit Specialist!

FrankPS wrote:Facebook and selfies are just part of the "me" generation. "Hey everybody, look at me. I like this music and these movies. Did you see my latest photos?" Narcissim, indeed. Self-absorption. "And my friends love seeing this stuff." Uh-huh. Edit: I'm going with "tense," instead of "sense."

Yeah it's kinda like tootin' one's own horn on MP :)

BigNobody wrote:Like climbing rocks and Hillary.^^^

Now that is an excellent response. Still laughing.

BigNobody wrote: It's about what I thought you kids would say. Nice try Bigfeet. I have zero self importance issues. I just see through the shit.

In my fourth decade, my friend, and I believe I hit the nail on the head with my post. If you do not have egotistical/narcissistic issues... we need to have a deeper discussion, for we are all dealing with those. Seeing through the shit, yeah, I've told myself the same thing a time or two. Figured out women yet?

If you are, of age, then I'm surprised by the attitude you exhibit here. I would have expected better manners from someone of a more "boot to the ass" generation.

BigNobody wrote: The picture was one small example.

Come on, man. Really? I understand where you were going with this thread, but it could have been illustrated in a more manly fashion. You are poking fun at a specific individual with no way for that person to even have a word in otherwise, and on a public forum. Rude, to say the least.

Do you really care that much as to draw attention to someone else's ego boost? I find this even more narcissistic than the original "infraction" you posted. An "I'm better than you" kind of thing going on there.

BigNobody wrote:Do you climb a route without posting it here? What about your Facecrap page? If so, some of us old crust would say your climbing for image, not for the love.

When I started, yes, I did post the first climbs I did. Puny to most, but I was prideful. It wasn't for anyone's recognition, just my own list of accomplishment. Now I keep a record in a small mole-skin note pad.

Never joined any social media other than this website and a scuba diving buddy finder forum.

And, of course it is for image. The image of yourself... who you are. This is why we do what we do. To push ourselves and find our own limits. Who we are when situations take a turn from the normalcy.

Be honest with yourself. That is what it should be about.

Awesome responses! Yeah, I get your points, Maybe I need to include a emoji :)

I'll be real with myself. I hate sitting at desk 3 times a week and wishing i was climbing instead of typing about climbing.

BigNobody wrote:Awesome responses! Yeah, I get your points, Maybe I need to include a emoji :) I'll be real with myself. I hate sitting at desk 3 times a week and wishing i was climbing instead of typing about climbing.

I hear you, big guy. If you ever get to Texas... boot to the ass and then we climb! Yeah, I know, Texas? Trust me, there is some great granite here.

Hey Big No Body,In that picture are your feet in the ground? Heheheheh

Interesting because J.Snyder (I) never thought about why J.Snyder (I) do that.

I suppose its because thats how I thought you referenced and ID the photo's for the spray. As Toula taught me through his fine literature, it's easier to give yourself shit if you're the one taking a squat.

In that particular example its better than saying "Me on blah blah blah...." as a caption. There's a veil of digital separation that is different than referring to yourself in 3rd person in speech.

It's tacky...