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** Rachel smashes the phone the very second that Sally tries to take a selfie with it (Sally pointing out [[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot that she could have called the police after the selfie]] but [[CellPhonesAreUseless Rachel just screwed them over]] and Rachel doing a FacePalm once her brain finally catches up to this fact optional].
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* '''Defied''': Rachel tells Sally that this is no time for taking selfies, and tells her to avoid moving while she calls for help.
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** Rachel tells Sally that this is no time for taking selfies, and tells her to avoid moving while she calls forhelp.help.
** Rachel and Sally wait until they're out of danger before posting about it.
** Rachel tells Sally that this is no time for taking selfies, and tells her to avoid moving while she calls for
** Rachel and Sally wait until they're out of danger before posting about it.
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* '''Subverted''': Sally picks up her smartphone and goes online... to find out what to do.
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** Sally picks up her smartphone and goes online... to find out what todo.do.
** Sally posts on 911's chat app as it allows her to send a picture of the snake instead of having to give them a vague description.
** Sally picks up her smartphone and goes online... to find out what to
** Sally posts on 911's chat app as it allows her to send a picture of the snake instead of having to give them a vague description.
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* '''Played For Horror''': The SerialKiller in a SlasherMovie is able to kill several teenagers because they're too busy tweeting to notice the threat.
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** The SerialKiller in a SlasherMovie is able to kill several teenagers because they're too busy tweeting to notice thethreat.threat.
** Cornered by a SerialKiller, Sally takes and uploads a selfie with her killer in the background, providing a vital clue to the investigators.
** The SerialKiller in a SlasherMovie is able to kill several teenagers because they're too busy tweeting to notice the
** Cornered by a SerialKiller, Sally takes and uploads a selfie with her killer in the background, providing a vital clue to the investigators.
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* '''Straight''': Sally and Rachel are hiking when Sally is bitten by a venomous snake. She react to this by taking a selfie and posting it to [[BlandNameProduct Tropeit]] with the caption "Just got bitten by a snake. #hiking #snakebite #envenomation #hurtslikehell #shouldvestayedhomeandplayedvideogames".
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* '''Straight''': Sally and Rachel are hiking when Sally is bitten by a venomous snake. She react to this by taking a selfie and posting it to [[BlandNameProduct Tropeit]] with the caption "Just got bitten by a snake. #hiking #snakebite #envenomation #hurtslikehell #shouldvestayedhomeandplayedvideogames".#shouldvestayedhomeandplayedvideogames."
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** Sally makes a dozen posts documenting her painful death on Tropeit instead of seeking medical attention. After she dies, Rachel starts taking selfies with Sally's dead body and captioning them with stuff like "Looks like Sally just died. #sad #snakessuck #deadfriendselfie".
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** Sally makes a dozen posts documenting her painful death on Tropeit instead of seeking medical attention. After she dies, Rachel starts taking selfies with Sally's dead body and captioning them with stuff like "Looks like Sally just died. #sad #snakessuck #deadfriendselfie".#deadfriendselfie."
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* '''Downplayed''': Sally calls for help first. After the phone call ends, she ignores their instructions to move as little as possible -- but it's just to send a short tweet, "Just got bitten by a snake".
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* '''Downplayed''': Sally calls for help first. After the phone call ends, she ignores their instructions to move as little as possible -- but possible—but it's just to send a short tweet, "Just got bitten by a snake".snake."
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* '''Exploited''': A thief decides to steal Sally's ring -- after all, she'd rather tweet about it than go to the police.
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* '''Exploited''': A thief decides to steal Sally's ring -- after ring—after all, she'd rather tweet about it than go to the police.
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'''Sally:''' Okay! [''frantically looks through her bag, grabs the phone and presses buttons like mad [[CellPhonesAreUseless in a vain attempt to turn it on]]''] Why did the phone have to be dead ''now''?! [[SkewedPriorities This'll probably cost me thousands of likes]]!
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'''Sally:''' Okay! [''frantically ''[frantically looks through her bag, grabs the phone phone, and presses buttons like mad [[CellPhonesAreUseless in a vain attempt to turn it on]]''] on]]]'' Why did the phone have to be dead ''now''?! [[SkewedPriorities This'll probably cost me thousands of likes]]!
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** Sally is a wannabe travel bloger who uses Tropeit to promote her blog. Desperate for followers and the exposure which will bring them, she desperately attempts to post ''every'' experience.
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** Sally is a wannabe travel bloger blogger who uses Tropeit to promote her blog. Desperate for followers and the exposure which will bring them, she desperately attempts to post ''every'' experience.
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** Sally is a wannabe travel bloger who uses Tropeit to promote her blog. Desperate for followers and the exposure which will bring them, she desperately attempts to post ''every'' experience.
** Social media is engineered to be addictive. The endorphin rush is clouding Sally's judgement.
** Social media is engineered to be addictive. The endorphin rush is clouding Sally's judgement.
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** TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt happens and the first thing everyone does is to take selfies and vlogs about it.
*** Nuclear war happens, and Sally, instead of seeking refuge in the nearest fallout shelter, goes outside and takes a selfie of herself posing in front of the blast radius of a mushroom cloud.
*** Sally takes a selfie while Rachel and random people behind her are being devoured by zombies.
*** Nuclear war happens, and Sally, instead of seeking refuge in the nearest fallout shelter, goes outside and takes a selfie of herself posing in front of the blast radius of a mushroom cloud.
*** Sally takes a selfie while Rachel and random people behind her are being devoured by zombies.
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** After Sally's death, [[TooDumbToLive Rachel]] takes a selfie with the snake that killed her. This predictably leads to Rachel getting bitten, and she ''also'' gets herself killed by prioritizing Tropeit posts over medical attention.
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** After Sally's death, Sally dies, [[TooDumbToLive Rachel]] takes a selfie with the snake that killed her. This predictably leads to Rachel getting bitten, and she ''also'' gets herself killed by prioritizing Tropeit posts over medical attention.
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** They are too distract by Tropeit to be urgent.
** In her Tropeit posts, Sally portrays herself as a blowhard who always creates notorious posts. "I just got bitten by a snake" undoubtedly fits the bill. Additionally, it turns out that she just [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex fakes a huge ego on Tropeit to cover up her extreme insecurity]], which causes her so much misery that [[NotAfraidToDie she doesn't really care if she dies]].
** In her Tropeit posts, Sally portrays herself as a blowhard who always creates notorious posts. "I just got bitten by a snake" undoubtedly fits the bill. Additionally, it turns out that she just [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex fakes a huge ego on Tropeit to cover up her extreme insecurity]], which causes her so much misery that [[NotAfraidToDie she doesn't really care if she dies]].
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** They are too distract distracted by Tropeit to be urgent.
** In her Tropeit posts, Sally portrays herself as a blowhard who alwayscreates notorious makes attention-grabbing posts. "I just got bitten by a snake" undoubtedly fits the bill. Additionally, it turns out that she just [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex fakes a huge ego on Tropeit to cover up her extreme insecurity]], which causes her so much misery that [[NotAfraidToDie she doesn't really care if she dies]].
** In her Tropeit posts, Sally portrays herself as a blowhard who always
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** They are too distract by Tropeit to be urgent.
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** In her Tropeit posts, Sally portrays herself as a blowhard who always creates notorious posts. "I just got bitten by a snake" undoubtedly fits the bill. Additionally, [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex faking a huge ego on Tropeit serves to cover up her extreme insecurity]], which causes her so much misery that [[NotAfraidToDie she doesn't really care if she dies]].
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** In her Tropeit posts, Sally portrays herself as a blowhard who always creates notorious posts. "I just got bitten by a snake" undoubtedly fits the bill. Additionally, it turns out that she just [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex faking fakes a huge ego on Tropeit serves to cover up her extreme insecurity]], which causes her so much misery that [[NotAfraidToDie she doesn't really care if she dies]].
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Meryl comes across a series of Tropeit posts allegedly written by a teenage girl named Sally who had been bitten by a snake, and spent her last minutes documenting her fate on Tropeit instead of seeking medical attention. However, it's left ambiguous whether Sally ever had any chance of receiving medical attention in time at all. In fact, it's not even clear whether the story is true, or merely a hoax spread by people who believe that NewMediaAreEvil.
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* '''Implied''': Meryl comes across a series of Tropeit posts allegedly written by a teenage girl named Sally who had been bitten by a snake, and spent her last minutes documenting her fate on Tropeit instead of seeking medical attention. However, it's left ambiguous whether Sally ever had any chance of receiving medical attention in time at all. In fact, it's not even clear whether the story is true, or merely a hoax spread by people who believe that NewMediaAreEvil.
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* '''Implied''': Meryl comes across A hiker discovers a series of Tropeit posts allegedly written by a teenage girl named Sally teenager who had been bitten by died holding a snake, smartphone and spent her last minutes documenting her fate on Tropeit instead of seeking medical attention. However, it's left ambiguous whether Sally ever had any chance of receiving medical attention in time at all. In fact, it's not even clear whether the story is true, or merely a hoax spread by people who believe that NewMediaAreEvil.selfie stick.
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* '''Reconstructed''': Sally posts on social media instead of seeking medical attention, and the audience is lead to expect her to die as a result of her SkewedPriorities. Luckily, her friend Meryl sees the message as soon as Sally posts it. Thanks to Tropeit's handy geolocation mechanic, she's able to call emergency services on Sally's behalf. Even better: Sally managed to snag a picture of the snake (which was also posted on Tropeit), which helped the doctors give her the correct treatment. While she still ends up worse off than she would've been if she'd called 911 right away, at least she escaped with her life.
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* '''Reconstructed''': Sally posts on social media instead of seeking medical attention, and the audience is lead led to expect her to die as a result of her SkewedPriorities. Luckily, her friend Meryl sees the message as soon as Sally posts it. Thanks to Tropeit's handy geolocation mechanic, she's able to call emergency services on Sally's behalf. Even better: Sally managed to snag a picture of the snake (which was also posted on Tropeit), which helped helps the doctors give her find the correct treatment. While she still ends up worse off than she would've been if she'd called 911 right away, at least she escaped with her life.
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** After Sally's death, [[TooDumbToLive Rachel]] takes a selfie with the snake that killed her. This predictably leads to Rachel getting bitten, and she ''also'' gets herself killed by prioritizing Tropeit posts over medical attention.
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* '''Justified''': Sally and Rachel are too dumb to realize Sally's life is in danger.
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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
** Sally and Rachel are too dumb to realize Sally's life is in danger.
** In her Tropeit posts, Sally portrays herself as a blowhard who always creates notorious posts. "I just got bitten by a snake" undoubtedly fits the bill. Additionally, [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex faking a huge ego on Tropeit serves to cover up her extreme insecurity]], which causes her so much misery that [[NotAfraidToDie she doesn't really care if she dies]].
* '''Inverted''':???The police tell social media users to tweet them info about an ongoing investigation, and leave the dangerous work to the police. Sally has some useful info, but instead decides to deal with the perpetrator on her own.
** Sally and Rachel are too dumb to realize Sally's life is in danger.
** In her Tropeit posts, Sally portrays herself as a blowhard who always creates notorious posts. "I just got bitten by a snake" undoubtedly fits the bill. Additionally, [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex faking a huge ego on Tropeit serves to cover up her extreme insecurity]], which causes her so much misery that [[NotAfraidToDie she doesn't really care if she dies]].
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* '''Implied''': Meryl comes across a series of Tropeit posts allegedly written by a teenage girl named Sally who had been bitten by a snake, and spent her last minutes documenting her fate on Tropeit instead of seeking medical attention. However, it's left ambiguous whether Sally ever had any chance of receiving medical attention in time at all. In fact, it's not even clear whether the story is true, or merely a hoax spread by people who believe that NewMediaAreEvil.
* '''Reconstructed''': Sally posts on social media instead of seeking medical attention, and the audience is lead to expect her to die as a result of her SkewedPriorities. Luckily, her friend Meryl sees the message as soon as Sally posts it. Thanks to Tropeit's handy geolocation mechanic, she's able to call emergency services on Sally's behalf. Even better: Sally managed to snag a picture of the snake (which was also posted on Tropeit), which helped the doctors give her the correct treatment. While she still ends up worse off than she would've been if she'd called 911 right away, at least she escaped with her life.
* '''Played For Drama''': Sally insists on posting selfies instead of calling 911. Rachel tries to use her own phone, but it's revealed to be dead. Then Rachel desperately tries to convince Sally to call 911, and Sally reveals that she's sick of life anyway...
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'''Basic Trope''': Someone wastes time on social media when they're in a dangerous situation that requires rapid action.
* '''Straight''': Sally and Rachel are hiking when Sally is bitten by a venomous snake. She react to this by taking a selfie and posting it to [[BlandNameProduct Tropeit]] with the caption "Just got bitten by a snake. #hiking #snakebite #envenomation #hurtslikehell #shouldvestayedhomeandplayedvideogames".
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Sally makes a dozen posts documenting her painful death on Tropeit instead of seeking medical attention. After she dies, Rachel starts taking selfies with Sally's dead body and captioning them with stuff like "Looks like Sally just died. #sad #snakessuck #deadfriendselfie".
** Sally gets so caught up in irrelevant Tropeit posts that she forgets she's dying.
* '''Downplayed''': Sally calls for help first. After the phone call ends, she ignores their instructions to move as little as possible -- but it's just to send a short tweet, "Just got bitten by a snake".
* '''Justified''': Sally and Rachel are too dumb to realize Sally's life is in danger.
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': Sally picks up her smartphone and goes online... to find out what to do.
* '''Double Subverted''': She promptly ignores the instructions in favour of posting 25 tweets about her condition.
* '''Parodied''': Sally posts a selfie with the caption "I'm literally risking my life for this dumb post, so this had better give me a ton of likes!"
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Sally immediately has Rachel call for help.
* '''Enforced''': MoralGuardians force the writers to write in something that condemns phone-addicted teenagers.
* '''Lampshaded''': Meryl comments on Sally's Tropeit post with, "Why are you on Tropeit?! You need immediate medical attention!"
* '''Invoked''': Rachel tells Sally that her Tropeit followers will eat it up if she posts about her snakebite.
* '''Exploited''': A thief decides to steal Sally's ring -- after all, she'd rather tweet about it than go to the police.
* '''Defied''': Rachel tells Sally that this is no time for taking selfies, and tells her to avoid moving while she calls for help.
* '''Discussed''': Rachel asks, "Is this really a good time for tweeting?"
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': Sally dies or is permanently injured as a result of the delayed medical attention.
* '''Played For Laughs''':
** It's a RunningGag that Sally [[TheyKilledKennyAgain always manages to get herself killed by using social media at inappropriate times]].
** During an important battle, both Sally and the BigBad [[MidBattleTeaBreak take a break to post selfies on Tropeit]].
** Sally is bitten by a snake. The following dialogue ensues:
---> '''Rachel:''' Quick! Find your phone!\\
'''Sally:''' Okay! [''frantically looks through her bag, grabs the phone and presses buttons like mad [[CellPhonesAreUseless in a vain attempt to turn it on]]''] Why did the phone have to be dead ''now''?! [[SkewedPriorities This'll probably cost me thousands of likes]]!
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'''Basic Trope''': Someone wastes time on social media when they're in a dangerous situation that requires rapid action.
* '''Straight''': Sally and Rachel are hiking when Sally is bitten by a venomous snake. She react to this by taking a selfie and posting it to [[BlandNameProduct Tropeit]] with the caption "Just got bitten by a snake. #hiking #snakebite #envenomation #hurtslikehell #shouldvestayedhomeandplayedvideogames".
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Sally makes a dozen posts documenting her painful death on Tropeit instead of seeking medical attention. After she dies, Rachel starts taking selfies with Sally's dead body and captioning them with stuff like "Looks like Sally just died. #sad #snakessuck #deadfriendselfie".
** Sally gets so caught up in irrelevant Tropeit posts that she forgets she's dying.
* '''Downplayed''': Sally calls for help first. After the phone call ends, she ignores their instructions to move as little as possible -- but it's just to send a short tweet, "Just got bitten by a snake".
* '''Justified''': Sally and Rachel are too dumb to realize Sally's life is in danger.
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': Sally picks up her smartphone and goes online... to find out what to do.
* '''Double Subverted''': She promptly ignores the instructions in favour of posting 25 tweets about her condition.
* '''Parodied''': Sally posts a selfie with the caption "I'm literally risking my life for this dumb post, so this had better give me a ton of likes!"
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Sally immediately has Rachel call for help.
* '''Enforced''': MoralGuardians force the writers to write in something that condemns phone-addicted teenagers.
* '''Lampshaded''': Meryl comments on Sally's Tropeit post with, "Why are you on Tropeit?! You need immediate medical attention!"
* '''Invoked''': Rachel tells Sally that her Tropeit followers will eat it up if she posts about her snakebite.
* '''Exploited''': A thief decides to steal Sally's ring -- after all, she'd rather tweet about it than go to the police.
* '''Defied''': Rachel tells Sally that this is no time for taking selfies, and tells her to avoid moving while she calls for help.
* '''Discussed''': Rachel asks, "Is this really a good time for tweeting?"
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': Sally dies or is permanently injured as a result of the delayed medical attention.
* '''Played For Laughs''':
** It's a RunningGag that Sally [[TheyKilledKennyAgain always manages to get herself killed by using social media at inappropriate times]].
** During an important battle, both Sally and the BigBad [[MidBattleTeaBreak take a break to post selfies on Tropeit]].
** Sally is bitten by a snake. The following dialogue ensues:
---> '''Rachel:''' Quick! Find your phone!\\
'''Sally:''' Okay! [''frantically looks through her bag, grabs the phone and presses buttons like mad [[CellPhonesAreUseless in a vain attempt to turn it on]]''] Why did the phone have to be dead ''now''?! [[SkewedPriorities This'll probably cost me thousands of likes]]!
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