Nowadays, with the rise of technology and the need to show yourself online all the time, people are constantly taking selfies to post on social media. social media. However, the risk of having the perfect photo led the young Samuel Marcaccini Ribeiro to his death in Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais. Samuel, 23, fell from a third-floor balcony while trying to take a selfie.
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There are big risks that can be avoided when taking a selfie.
The young Samuel Marcaccini Ribeiro, 23 years old, resident in the city of Pouso Alegre, in Minas Gerais, had recently graduated from the Medicine course 15 days ago. The accident took place in a friend's apartment, where he was watching a World Cup game.
According to reports, the young man leaned on the balcony railing, located on the third floor, and ended up losing his balance and falling. At the same time, the young man was taken to the Samuel Libânio hospital by the Fire Department, but he could not resist.
The Vale do Sapucaí University (Univás), where he graduated, published a note wishing deep sympathy to the family members of the graduate of the medical course. Colleagues and teachers described Samuel, in comments on social networks, as “a boy with immense energy” and “one of the smartest people and at ease with life” they met.
The Infiki website, in 2021, published a survey that said that about 330 people in the world died after trying to take a selfie in places considered very dangerous. As an example of these places, we can mention high buildings, mountain tops and train tracks.
The most curious thing about all this is that many scholars dedicated to technology are already considering this phenomenon as an epidemic.