And another will die for the same reason within 6 months.
This is just plain stupidity at this point.
This is just plain stupidity at this point.
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College student falls to her death while posing on cliff for selfie, police say
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Tragic.. Looks like a lot of others have gotten injured falling around that location.
Lol it's incredible to witness.
I don't mind memento-type stuff, but let's be real, that's not what most selfies are or are for.
That was my point. Calling her stupid and an idiot is pointless because this can happen to anyone smart or dumb if they don't have the life experience. Sometimes people just never able to learn that for themselves :(
In her mind she probably thought she was 100 percent, but anything could happen even a simple slip up. I just think it's counter productive to call these people stupid or idiot when this can happen to anyone. Just hope we can learn from this and prevent as many accidents as possible.
And that's correct even if you meant just this location or falling from selfies.
If you don't know then you might as well rely on the various stories covering it, including the OP in this very topic, which referenced social media. Regardless of that, it's not an outrageous speculation to assume social media involvement so I'm not sure why you'd be arguing against it.
Obviously a tragedy, but just a little nitpick...
There's a Sioux City IA, a North Sioux City SD, and a Sioux Falls SD, but no Sioux City SD.
That's in Sioux City IA. My childhood home actually had a great view of it.
Sometimes people just like looking cool for the camera. Sometimes they enjoy seeing themselves and all the places they visit. It's not always about clout chasing or going for likes. People keep commenting that she died doing something nobody cares about, but maybe she cared about it and it is mostly for her and not for social media.
If by care, you mean spend 5 seconds going "cool" before hitting like and moving onto the next picture/thing? That's how people consume the internet.
Nature is there to be treasured by yourself, and pictures are there as great memories of your travels. Nature has to be respected though, whether we're talking animals, or we're talking geography.
Going to dangerous places and then losing concentration by your own actions has always been a recipe for hurt or fatality. Selfies are an instant lack in concentration as you are busy holding something and/or looking at it rather than your surroundings.
Because it *is* speculation. People are attributing toxic "selfie culture" or whatever as a contributor to her death and then swinging it around like she somehow got what was coming to her for being so "stupid". Instead of saying "what a horrible accident, I feel bad for the family", people are railing on her for being an idiot. A woman who just wanted to take a picture and is now dead, leaving behind family and friends.
That comment is not surprising when that shit has been happening the entire thread. Allow people to come in and call a dead woman stupid or an idiot, that's the type of comment you get.
At least they worked up the courage to say how they really feel.
I'm not saying it isn't awful that she died. I would think that goes without saying, however I haven't read the whole thread. It sounds like it hasn't been so great.
What exactly about this person screams Darwin award to you, judging by the picture?
I hope not, let's no spoil further natural spots with signage and fencing because of the lack of common sense and environmental awareness of somes.
Regardless, RIP to her.
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How hard is it not to be reckless, in the name of a photo?
Darwin Award is dying taking a selfie.
After seeing her picture in the OP it just seemed like someone who would take a lot of selfies. If you showed me a line up of people and said "which of these died taking a selfie" I'd maybe pick her.
Multiple news stories about this have said that's what it was for. I think you're just arguing for the sake of arguing.
I'm not calling her an idiot or stupid. I'm saying the act of endangering one's own life over a selfie is beyond fucking stupid. Smart people do dumb things all the time. Unfortunately for some, it costs them their lives and now she serves as a cautionary tale to others.
Taking a selfie does not equate to Darwin award for dying taking a selfie.
So again
What about that picture, in your mind, screams Darwin award
Don't worry about it, I'm quite content to not go around in circles about this with you.
A 2018 study of news reports showed that between October 2011 to November 2017, there were 259 selfie deaths in 137 incidents reported globally. What a waste of life, for what?
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