--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_re...@...> wrote: > > Just as an aside, the subject of the photos that > people choose to post to Internet forums having > come up, has anyone ever noticed that many of > these photos on "social networking" sites like > Facebook and on "dating sites" are taken using > Webcams? > > So *why* is this? In this day and age, when a > digital camera is built into almost every phone, > it's certainly not because it's the only way > they can get a digital photo *to* post. > > Here's my theory -- the people who post photos > of themselves taken *by* themselves using a > Webcam do this BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO FRIENDS.
That's one theory. It may even be accurate in some cases. But there are other possible reasons. Even Barry could probably come up with a couple. > It is my experience that such photos of me and > everyone know are the best photos of ourselves. > Who would *not* choose one of these photos to > "represent themselves" to the world online? But he chose the reason he felt would reflect the most negatively on the person he obsessively loathes. Photos are not the only way people choose to represent themselves to the world online.
