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To the huddled mass of tourists with outstretched arms yearning to take a self-portrait, we apologize. It seems your selfie sticks are being banned at several museums.
CBS New York reports New York's Museum of Modern Art and the Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum banned the use of selfie sticks. The report goes on to state the Metropolitan Museum of Art is considering a similar step for its visitors.
Here is a video report, which explains why museums might want to negate a bunch of tourists holding out poles around expensive exhibits.
Gothamist reports that the Guggenhein as well as The Frick have banned selfie sticks, forcing would-be Instagram posters to take a picture using that relatively short selfie stick they call their arm.
And the issue seems to be an International one, because CNN reported on South Korea's crackdown on the sticks due to the fear that the Bluetooth technology might be problematic for industries outside personal social media fame:
Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum's Jennifer Northrup spoke to CBS New York and stated, "They (selfie sticks) could pose a danger to visitors or our objects on view."
Andrew DeLango also spoke to reporters about witnessing a selfie stick in action near a dinosaur exhibit recently: "He could have knocked everything down, he could have been taking a selfie, then he hits one of the ribs."
The issue for some might be that of concentration, because we so easily lose ourselves the second we gaze into the captivating glow of our smartphone screen.
Now imagine a dozen or so zombies walking or standing around a bunch of exhibits with absolutely no regard for anyone or anything outside the view of their smartphone's viewfinder.
It's easy to see how the world would crumble into absolute anarchy. Also, selfie sticks are just annoying to look at.
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