People are constantly taking selfies as they try to get the best possible shot of themselves to post on social media. While selfies can sometimes be harmless, other times they can result in destruction.

A field full of beautiful pink grass in China just had to be cut down after tourists trampled it as they tried to take selfies in it.

The field had been in a park, and caretakers spent three years trying to protect it, but tourists continued taking selfies in it anyway. In the end, the field was left trampled and smashed.

“The seeds were imported from Australia, and I’ve been caring for the growth of this grass, but I never imagined they’d get demolished in just two to three days,” said Auntie Zheng, a caretaker at the park. “To me, they are like my son and daughter. It’s like witnessing my sons being beaten by barbarians, but I can do nothing to help.”

Social media users were left disgusted that the field was destroyed.

“No matter how pretty the pictures are, it will be embarrassing to post them now,” one social media user wrote.

This comes after Danny Bowman of the United Kingdom admitted that be became addicted to selfies, and that it ruined his life.

“I was constantly in search of taking the perfect selfie, and when I realized I couldn’t, I wanted to die,” he said. “I lost my friends, my education, my health, and almost my life.”

“People would comment on them, but children can be cruel. One told me my nose was too big for my face and another picked on my skin,” Danny continued. “I started taking more and more to try to get the approval of my friends. I would be so high when someone wrote something nice but gutted when they wrote something unkind.”

This serves as a grim reminder that social media when taken too far can be damaging not only to our natural environment but also devastating to our mental health as well.