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I like storing photos on Facebook so it will remind of the memory on later years on the same day. It’s nice and many times I’ve completely forgotten the event u

I like storing photos on Facebook so it will remind of the memory on later years on the same day. It’s nice and many times I’ve completely forgotten the event until I see the reminder and photo. It’s gotten to the point where I’ll post photos and restrict access to only me. I also think experiencing things and being there is important but it’s hard to know everyone’s motivations and this piece seems to assume everyone is like the author. Human memory is fickle and things I thought I would always remember, I forget. So having photos and notes are important to spark memories and improve my well-being, at least for me.

charles_f 3y ago
You can do that with Immich or OneDrive, your photos don't have to be public
- bluGill 3y ago
  Facebook photos are not public, at least not by default. They are easily shared with your real friends and family - the type of people who actually want to see pictures of your kids (not strangers who don't are). Unfortunately for humans/facebook, the useful parts don't keep people on and scrolling past ads and so and and so Facebook as changed to be shared memes and others such things that nobody cares about - but it keeps you scrolling. However they still support the share a picture of the kids with only the people who care about that.
- prepend 3y ago
  I can do it myself with scripts and stuff. Facebook is just the easiest for me. But my point is that I like taking pictures of events and it enhances my experience. It’s not the particular way I remind myself. I suppose it would also work if I printed them and put them in a shoebox.
radlad 3y ago
I think Google Photos, Apple Photos, and Amazon Photos all have features to re-surface photos / memories.
- prepend 3y ago
  They do, but I don’t typically log into those every day and don’t want to enable push alerts. There are lots of explicit services that do this, but I like the passive aspect of them just being available in my Facebook feed so I don’t have to check every day to see if I have something.
- nickthegreek 3y ago
  I appreciate my Google hubs with Google photo backgrounds. It really great to see old memories pop up when I check the time.

charles_f 3y ago

You can do that with Immich or OneDrive, your photos don't have to be public

bluGill 3y ago
Facebook photos are not public, at least not by default. They are easily shared with your real friends and family - the type of people who actually want to see pictures of your kids (not strangers who don't are). Unfortunately for humans/facebook, the useful parts don't keep people on and scrolling past ads and so and and so Facebook as changed to be shared memes and others such things that nobody cares about - but it keeps you scrolling. However they still support the share a picture of the kids with only the people who care about that.
prepend 3y ago
I can do it myself with scripts and stuff. Facebook is just the easiest for me. But my point is that I like taking pictures of events and it enhances my experience. It’s not the particular way I remind myself. I suppose it would also work if I printed them and put them in a shoebox.

radlad 3y ago

I think Google Photos, Apple Photos, and Amazon Photos all have features to re-surface photos / memories.

prepend 3y ago
They do, but I don’t typically log into those every day and don’t want to enable push alerts. There are lots of explicit services that do this, but I like the passive aspect of them just being available in my Facebook feed so I don’t have to check every day to see if I have something.
nickthegreek 3y ago
I appreciate my Google hubs with Google photo backgrounds. It really great to see old memories pop up when I check the time.