If you've traveled in the past two years, you probably noticed the surging popularity of obtrusive photography: ginormous tablets and smartphones that hover in the air like glowing balloons, blocking the view of beautiful landscapes and dirtying the frame of family photos. They're not all bad, of course. Phones and tablets with improved cameras have made it possible for more people to become amateur photographers. However, their best features for their owner can also be their most frustrating for the rest of us: The large, glowing screens can spoil a sunset. Their flat, long shape makes them difficult to handle, adding time to every shot. Their lengthy battery and deep storage inspires some budding photogs to keep the gizmo out of pocket and in the air for minutes or even hours.
Is it a dumb device? If anything, it's an obvious one. Our culture often celebrates technology we're unsure why we need or how we'll use it, but the selfie stick modestly solves a simple problem with a little bit of elbow grease. It feels like something Mom or Dad would make, which is why I suspect the instinct is to laugh. But Mom and Dad are often both totally uncool and totally right. The selfie stick is both those things. Now that's worth celebrating.
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