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Mark J Gray Nov 25, 2023

And Al Gore created the Internet they put it on.
https://www.comicsands.com/paris-hilton-britney-spears-selfie-2666328966.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

Paris Hilton Claims She And Britney Spears 'Created The Selfie' With Iconic Throwback Photos

Queens.

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Joe ❌👑Nov 25, 2023

@georgetakei https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/art-and-stories/stories/all-stories/5-things-you-need-to-know-about-van-goghs-self-portraits

Van Gogh's Self-Portraits

What did Vincent van Gogh look like? His self-portraits give us an idea.

Van Gogh Museum

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FernandFortune Nov 25, 2023

@georgetakei

The oldest selfie I have seen is this adorable mirror selfie from Japan, around 1920 - gotta give credit where credit is due ❤️

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Joshua A.C. Newman Nov 25, 2023

@georgetakei Al gore wrote the Internet Act that fused existing government and academic networks into the Internet, and he said that he did that work, and then a George W. Bush made part of his campaign out of making fun of Gore for being a nerd.

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Rob Khonsu Nov 26, 2023

@JoshuaACNewman @georgetakei He's perhaps ridiculed too much for it I agree. Hard to say where global communications would be without the Internet Act, but arguably there would be a number of disjointed networks you could subscribe to instead of one singular global Internet.

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Minski Nov 25, 2023

@georgetakei https://www.rd.com/article/worlds-first-selfie/

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Mat Bradshaw Nov 25, 2023

@georgetakei

Reminds me of this corker, white British pop singer claims to have invented Rap, in 1987

https://ravenation.club/@Twoclownseating/111388654155065931

Mat Bradshaw (@[email protected])

Sorry to link to the bird site but I can't find a short clip elsewhere where Carol Decker, of one hit wonder pop group T'Pau, complains she doesn't get the credit she deserves for inventing Rap (on a song from 1987) Quote: "I actually invented rap, and I do not get the credit for it that I deserve" Mind blowing Karen behaviour 😂 https://twitter.com/miffythegamer/status/1625044700242616320?s=19

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Stu Duerson, machina exo deus Nov 25, 2023

@georgetakei

I was hoping to never hear from these two twits again, but if they're appropriating the credit for decades upon decades of self-photographers, well, it's dead-on on-brand.

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Santa Claus Nov 25, 2023

@georgetakei And I invented the beard 🎅👍

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Morgan Sheridan Nov 25, 2023

@georgetakei

They're hardly original and they created nothing. Selfies originated in 1839 per the Library of Congress.

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jan klarname ullrich Nov 25, 2023

@georgetakei and jimmy doohan invented transparent aluminium

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Mark J Gray Nov 25, 2023

@georgetakei hey

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Chris Jarvis

Nov 25, 2023

@georgetakei
How "Selfie" Was Born in Australia (And Took Over the World)

https://www.vocabulary.com/articles/blogexcerpts/how-selfie-was-born-in-australia-and-took-over-the-world/

How "Selfie" Was Born in Australia (And Took Over the World)

Oxford Dictionaries has named selfie its Word of the Year, bringing a great deal of attention to the trendy word. As it turns out, this social-media-friendly term for a photograph of oneself first cropped up in Australia, where the "-ie" ending is often used to form new words.

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