BLOG POST #6: Tree Sticks or Selfie Sticks?

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In the past, the only stick that many people would know is a stick from a tree. As there are many inventions on its way, they begin as something that is underground or something that is not as mainstream as many other things. They become popular over time and more known to people when one person buys that certain item and they pass it on to others creating what is known as a tree diagram effect. An invention that has been quite popular for these past few months is what is known as the “selfie stick” A selfie stick is an expandable metal stick that you would put your phone on one and so that you are able to capture the background of a scene since the effect of the phone being further away from where it usually is makes it seem like it. Another purpose of this “selfie stick” is to take a group photo as it is able to get every single person you are with in the photo without having to cut someone out of the image.

The selfie and the selfie stick have been popular around today’s society creating these things to become something big and popular. However, as the selfie stick rises in population, many problems would occur because of this small invention. In a few countries, including Canada, the selfie stick has been banned in certain places. Some of these places include  museums and tourists sites. The question is, why has the selfie stick been banned in these particular places? From researching about this topic, there has not been much explanation to the reason why the selfie stick has been banned from these places. In my opinion, I see the selfie stick as a handheld device that lets owners of this invention attach a camera or a smartphone in order to take a selfie from further away than arm's length. I don’t see that there is a problem with the selfie stick and I have not heard any news about the selfie stick harming people who actually do use them.