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this post was submitted on 29 Mar 2024
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there kinda is a thin line between taking a pic for the memory and just turning every moment of your life into the next photo op.
I don't take pictures or videos of the concerts I've been to because I know it'll never replicate how it felt to be present. I do however take dozens of photos of my adorable toad because I know I won't be able to see her anymore at some point and I'll have the photos to look back on.
I'm afraid I'm going to need to see those photos. It's the law 🥰
this is my lil guy giving me a cute look
Perfect. It's quite possible my husband will take that for a wallpaper 🥰
It's funny because there's pictures all throughout history (obviously only after the invention of photography) of people doing the exact same kinda shit with cameras and newspapers.
Lines of people sitting on benches nose deep in newspapers.
Every slight historical event was surrounded by cameras.
People have been buried in devices/distractions forever.
Forever is quite the hiperbole. Though I see your point.
Having said that...
Growing up, going to concerts or shows, I don't remember a single camera among the audience. Or when we lived through an earthquake in the 80s. Not even a beeper.
Yeah I intended this image to mean "this is the only person living" as in... The only person alive... I should've also removed the word "living" because it seems like just cutting off "in the moment" wasn't enough
we should pay more attention especially when walking across the street. I support the use of a phone for waiting in a dentists office or waiting for a bus. This seems like it solved a lot of issues with dead time we have in our life creating aggravation when waiting for someone who is busy.
If a person it instead of experiencing an event through their own eyes, eh, I think there’s a bigger fight than picking on how another person experiences their life. I’d stick to the issue about technology being used as distracting drivers or assholes who walk into traffic especially with their baby or pet while looking at the phone.
Holy crap! I remember when this photo came out! I used to work with this lady in Boston at the Trader Joes! Gloria is such a sweet lady and she was so excited to see the premiere of Black Mass when it came out, and she just wanted a chance to see Johnny Depp, hahaha
The lady on the right is doing both. Smart lady.
Lady on the left is watching and just holding her phone
Fuck. I meant on the right.
Not for long.
There's a lot of talking about living in the moment instead of taking photos and videos in the recent years but I've kinda arrived at an opposite conclusion. I really value photos taken during various important to me events in the past. I actually return to those photos often and I'm very thankful to the past me who've taken them. Of course, it's not like I'm intentionally staring at my phone all the time. On the contrary, I think I'm relatively free from the smartphone addiction. But if something worth remembering is happening next to me, I will reach for my phone to snap a photo or two before immersing myself in the moment.
Distracted drivers seems like a more viable complaint than just disliking how someone else is experiencing their life.
really buried the lead on this one.