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Might be related to the "Terror Management" theory. :) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21298470 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21298470 We probably
by Razengan 7y ago
Might be related to the "Terror Management" theory. :)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21298470 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21298470
We probably feel the need to preserve/hoard everything in a subconscious desire for immortality.
- xchaotic 7y agoIt’s interesting that individuals have this desire- the goal should be survival of the species not of an individual
- Razengan 7y agoLike insects? No, thanks.
- bonestamp2 7y agoCould be, and maybe the motivation varies depending on the subject of the photo. For example, I can go a whole vacation without taking any pictures. But with my kids I love to take their picture and get videos because they grow up so fast and it's fun now to go back and revisit a time when they were younger. They also love to see themselves when they were an age that they don't remember.
- catalogia 7y agoI think it's just a manifestation of FOMO. People fear they will one day regret not having more pictures, so they take more pictures than they might have otherwise "just incase."