‘Sicky Selfies’ On the Rise as 1-in-10 Brits Turn to Social Media for Sympathy & Attention
There are many reasons one might stop to take a selfie, be
it pure vanity, a particularly good-hair-day, or simply the opportunity to
capture a stunning backdrop. Some motivations are however a little harder to
get your head around, such as the influx of people who choose to post pictures
of themselves looking downright downtrodden as a result of illness. Who exactly
is this supposed to benefit or even interest?
According to a new and detailed study of 1,000 UK adults conducted
by Ultra Chloraseptic, as
many as one-in-ten adults take advantage of sick days to post pictures online with
the intention of garnering sympathy and attention from friends and family;
among those aged 18-24, this figure rises sharply to two-in-five.
For 40% of these individuals, sympathy was admitted to be
the biggest motivating factor behind posting pictures of themselves when ill. One-in-ten
stated that they do so when taking sick days from work in order to ‘prove’ to
their boss that they are in fact unwell - at least there’s a practical aspect
to that one…
Going beyond the ‘art’ of selfie-taking, the study also
revealed that Brits are more than willing to use a cough, cold or sore throat
to avoid attending social events, with nearly half of respondents admitting to
doing so; a further 13% said they hadn’t, but later wished they had.
It was further revealed weekend dinner or drinks (44%), work
events (29%), a friend’s birthday (26%) and a family party (24%) were the events
most likely to be avoided. Lots of social media, not so much of the actual ‘social’,
it would seem.
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‘Sicky Selfies’ On the Rise as 1-in-10 Brits Turn to Social Media for Sympathy & Attention
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