31 Brutally Honest Illustrations By Gerhard Haderer Show What’s Wrong With Today’s Society

Apart from that thought, we really need to protect the life of the ocean more!

More people are killed by cows every year than by sharks, but you don’t see discovery channel making “cow week” toplay on people’s fears of them. Sharks are in more danger from us than we are from them.

Used to be deaths from rage attacking vending machines was higher than shark deaths....Looks like the selfie are the new Darwin award contenders. If you have a strong stomach and an evil sense of humor look up the Darwin Awards.

From what, dumb stunts? o.o Selfies in the street or while driving? :p

Hey, It ain't sharks fault that people are idiots.

Did yoh know there are next to zero shark deaths. More people die from bees or lightning or *insert random death* than from sharks

Nice, Let Darwin take care of overpopulation

Well, there aren't that many shark-related deaths. Kind of a low bar.

Well there aren't that many shark-related deaths. Kind of a low bar.

Many ppl are walking out into traffic.....not exactly selfies death, just looking at their phones.

Let's hope that trend continues.

Woah thats trippy

Yep. Most from being hit by vehicles.

Another sad fact is that humans kill about 70 000-100 000 sharks every year while sharks only kill 0-5 humans every year.😥😥😥

Why am I not surprised

Thats depressing

No I did not. That is bad.

So disturbing. I don't have a single selfie, and definitely don't take pictures/play with phone while moving.

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SO?

And that’s the sad part about it.

I see this comment a lot. Quite honestly, I don't mind other people taking pictures, or filming. I'm the one who cares about enjoying my experience. Also, I went to a concert some weeks back, my first one, and I did take pictures. The music was too loud for me really to enjoy it. Taking a few pictures and saving them - I generally enjoy remembering things so much more than actually experiencing them. And despite taking pictures, I'm still in the moment! I'm not zoning out, or thinking about how I'm going to arrange them in my journal. Why wouldn't you take a picture of a pretty sunset -especially if you're interested in photography, or even if you simply like pretty pictures? It only takes you a handful of second to take it. You are still experiencing it. I feel like people are complaining more about the over-sharing of these images, rather than the people «not enjoying their experiences'. That's a whole 'nother discussion.

I learned to do that when I mountaineer. I take a few shots, just for capturing the view for later and then simply enjoy it. With my own eyes.

I have a family history of Alzheimers. One day I will not be able to look back and remember those memories, but having photos to keep refreshing my memory keeps them alive.

I don't understand the need to convince strangers that you have such a perfect and/or enviable life by posting pictures of things you should have been enjoying instead of just "documenting".

What if I want to remember that particular moment after ten years ? I can't actually recall everything just by memory... Taking a couple of pics doesn't do any harm... But it does get annoying when people don't do anything other than that for the whole time and then tell that they had fun, when they're just busy searching for perfect photos to post on social media

usually there is no free space for dancing near the stage because of the wild crowd with cameras. Did they dance at home after the concert in a comfortable environment? ))

Ain’t that the truth... Crazy really. Others that have self control, can’t really enjoy the performance because of it.

It's not quite frequent in death metal concerts though... Mosh pit, you know?

When they invent an implant that will capture the scene as my eyes are capturing the scene, then I'll put my phone away. People have forever documented history whether it be the cave painting in Lascaux to the hieroglyphs in the Valley Of The Kings, and you will never change that. That's WHY we have art.

Exactly!

This is such a weird thing to get judgmental about. People who film at a concert are not missing any of the experience. They are just as present as you are. I have videos that I took of Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel and Elton John. I have beautiful memories of being there, and I also have watched my videos over and over, and I still get moved to tears viewing them. I just busted out the Elton videos the other day because I won't be able to see his retirement tour, and it made me feel better. Maybe people ought to stop assuming how much other people are experiencing and just worry about themselves.

But if you don't take pictures of something how will you be able to remember it when you grow old?

So we just told her no, we are only allowed to sit in this seat (and next to it) according to the staff. She complained to us that she would not be able to see anything. (what if it was sold out and the seats in front of us were filled? Would she have complained too? She was already sitting at the end of the row) If she just moved herself to the spot we were previously sitting in, she would have “seen” the show perfectly, if this was really the case, so I ask myself why she did not do that. But my guess is that she only complained because she could not film the whole thing anymore. Which she was doing in smaller parts and looking to make sure staff did not see her film. Things like that, and constantly photographing really don’t let you enjoy the experience. Especially in this case because she was also watching if the staff did not see her film. So with my good heart, I hope she DID enjoy the second half of the show!

Thanks for the brief history lesson. Also, I agree with you. There is nothing wrong with capturing a moment.

I agree with you. There is nothing wrong with taking a few photographs. Though photographing or filming constantly will make you look at it through your camera or phone. You can enjoy it less that way. And you might block the view of other people. We'll, not completely block of course, but if someone is photographing or filming constantly and you have the light of a phone constantly in the corner of your eye, it can be very annoying. Check my comment a few comments above yours. Maybe you'll understand it. But I agree with you: there is nothing wrong with just a FEW photographs or a short video.

sometimes, it made things worse.

I'll bet the research as reported in the news lacked context and nuance. For instance, I would bet how much it lifts mood depends heavily on how much social coercion there is for the "smiling" person. If they chose to smile when they didn't feel smiley, I'll bet it worked a lot better than when the person was told repeatedly or required to smile.

It does, but I'm not shoving wires in my face to fake one.

Apparently you never heard of the smiling depression...

It better ! Pretty soon it's all we'll have. Grin you f*****g wage slave, grin !

Actually, famous research behind this has been replicated and the replication showed absence of this effect.

This has been shown to be false. The results of the study were not able to be replicated, do the results were most likley skewed in some way

That's very true

depression sorted then!

It does, actually.

well if neuro-scientists say so then it must be true!🙄😑

I agree Phil.

I agree with Phil - yes. It's your day. My smile isn't phony.

What kind of neuroscientists? The kind that used to work for Hitler?

I did not know that.

Phil. Do you watch "The Good Doctor". Your comment made me think of the last episode! About the features on the face which indicate if the smile is genuine or not.

Yes, but you are intending that smile. This thing is unconsciously lifting your face.

It has to be a smile that's showing teeth and making sound though. At least that's what I remember reading. It does work, briefly.

They never met me.

In my experience, BARELY.

Thank you for the Link Gayle ! Been trying to re-find that film for ages.

The one that's called "Are You Lost In The World Like Me" specifically....

Or... maybe it's such a simple idea that the artist thought it up on his own without ever hearing of you or your 'invention'.

This is what the packing looks like... smile-mach...8129af.jpg

People said the same thing about books when reading became more widespread. Just saying.