I find that mentally going from “I know” to “I don’t know” is motion from a less to more truthful understanding. In the past we assumed photographs were “real”

I find that mentally going from “I know” to “I don’t know” is motion from a less to more truthful understanding. In the past we assumed photographs were “real” although they never were objective (no pun intended.) Even if not retouched, a photograph shows you a subjectively selected and framed moment and asks you to trust that it’s an accurate representation of a topic. The picture then evokes an emotional response and you walk around all day or more with a certain feeling based on what you perceive is an objective piece of data that you perceived but in reality was a carefully selected piece of input to trigger the output that it does. So from that perspective, moving into the world where we recognize that a picture doesn’t mean anything is better.