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      A while ago, a popular cartoon on the Internet summed up the history of women taking pictures, from the prudent tourist-style selfie that needed others to take pictures in the 1990s to the full-scale entry of women into the selfie era after 2000, to the sudden emergence of selfie sticks, as if they became friends. A new plaything for parties and girlfriends' afternoon tea, women are becoming more and more particular about taking pictures. But did selfie sticks really only start appearing in 2014?

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The evolution of the selfie that is rumored on the Internet

The history of selfie sticks may even be older than digital cameras. In an old photo taken in 1925, the photographer has used a long stick-type auxiliary shooting device.

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    Photo taken in 1925, perhaps the first photo taken with a selfie stick

A patent document approved in 1988 is none other than a long pole used with a small camera. It is more common to use a slender pole as an auxiliary during the shooting process.

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A 1988 patent for "Camera/Detector Assisted Pole"

As early as 1995, the Japanese magazine "Useless Japanese Inventions" listed several meaningless Japanese inventions, including a device similar to a selfie stick for use with digital cameras. This selfie artifact, which now occupies major tourist attractions, was originally invented by the Japanese as early as 20 years ago, and it has been ahead of the trend for 20 years.

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A selfie stick appeared in the Japanese magazine "Useless Japanese Inventions" in 1995

The selfie stick didn’t come along with the smartphone. It’s been around longer than we thought, but the smartphone’s camera capabilities have fueled its popularity.

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The jury is still out on who invented the selfie stick

So who invented the selfie stick? In fact, the selfie stick does not belong to a person's whimsy, it is more like the crystallization of people's wisdom, a response to the selfie trend on social networks such as Facebook and Instagram.

In general, no one invented the selfie stick. It's just something that comes naturally and on demand.

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