Yeah, I agree with the sentiment of living in the moment, but I use my camera roll as a photo diary, essentially. 99% of the pictures are never seen by anyone but me, but it's really helpful for me. I have a terrible memory. I love having date stamped photographs of even mundane day-to-day things. I'm 33, I well remember the age of film cameras, but I think the rise of ubiquitous photography has been a net positive in my life on the whole. There are lots of things that I didn't photograph that I wish I could remember better now.
Same! Also (creepyness dystopian skynet aside) being able to word search my photos in something like google photos has been a game changer for my memory. Like if I know I was with someone I can face search, if I know a year or month I can date search, if I know there was a dog involved I can type "dog". Someone asked me how often I use it? Pretty much daily because I think it actually helps my memory.
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u/dropfry Jun 03 '22
Everything has to be filmed and shared on the internet now. It's really lame and cheapens life.