Introducing “The selfie arm”

I think the selfie stick is pretty great, especially when you’re hanging out with a large group of friends, and everyone wants to get into a group shot (instead of just sending the least photogenic friend to take the picture).

Maybe it’s just me, but it kinda screams ‘I don’t have friends to take my picture’, or ‘I’m too embarrassed to ask a stranger’. But with the Selfie Arm – a selfie stick that makes it seem like a human arm is holding yours – pathetic has been taken to new heights.

        Fascinated by the idea of technology and its illusionary ‘connectedness’ and ‘sociableness’, snee and crowe created the ‘selfie arm’. the sarcastic solution to a quintessential problem — nobody wants to look alone while they mindlessly snap pictures of themselves — the product conveniently provides you a welcoming arm. and better yet, it doesn’t talk or have emotions of any sort. you can even create fake accounts and use its finger to like all your images; its not you its the hand! ‘selfie arm’ is made of fiberglass, is lightweight and portable, and fortunately only a prototype. the collaborative project is a direct commentary on the growing selfie stick phenomenon, and the constant, gnawing need for narcissistic internet validation.

The designers, Aric Snee and Justin Crowe are very aware of how sad this invention makes the user look, and the Selfie Arm is still only just a prototype. Apparently, it’s just a sort of satirical commentary on our growing need to constantly show the internet that we are still very much alive, but that doesn’t mean it won’t eventually get picked up and mass-produced. Here’s to hoping it stays a prototype.