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> In today’s “supposed” modern life, almost everybody is being forced, by himself, to be locked into his phone’s camera. At any moment he picks the camera to ta
by badpun 4y ago
> In today’s “supposed” modern life, almost everybody is being forced, by himself, to be locked into his phone’s camera. At any moment he picks the camera to take a shot, its not a problem, but when he/she continuously post on social media and keeps refreshing to see the number of impressions they got, that’s a problem. Being happy and feeling valued.. that’s a disaster.
"Almost everybody" is clearly overblown. Out of dozens people I know, two are like that. I'm guessing most aren't even on social media.
- redbell 4y agoMaybe I was wrong in phrasing it as I intended, but I meant that "almost everybody" is obsessed with taking photos of himself/friends especially in special moments but not necessarily post then on social media.
- badpun 4y agoYeah, I agree, that's pretty common. I never do that, but I see a lot of people around me do. I guess photo taking is an easy way to store a nice memory that you can return to later and relive some of the positive emotions. It's not bad if you don't overdo it.
- soylentcola 4y agoI'm mostly like this. I take a few pics of cool things on vacation/at an event/something I built/etc. Sometimes with my camera. Sometimes with my phone. I email them to my parents who don't live nearby. I share some of them with friends who I don't always see. I send silly pics to my gf who is currently working out of state so we can stay in touch and goof around. I don't publish them to social sites. The closest is maybe sharing relevant pics in group chats with various friends/family. More often than not, I forget to take photos and then feel a little bit bummed out because I actually enjoy photography and only do it sporadically.