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What is there to explain? Why the heck would anyone want to remember all the details of their lives? Worse, have them around for anyone to see (e.g. Facebook an

by pbsd 14y ago

What is there to explain? Why the heck would anyone want to remember all the details of their lives? Worse, have them around for anyone to see (e.g. Facebook and friends). I am unable to imagine some motivation for people wanting this.

mittermayr 14y ago
hm, I would see how you personally don't feel like wanting this, but being unable to imagine why somebody would want it seems like a pretty sad thing to say. photos capture moments. and since many photos are taken in the middle of happy, memorable moments, they represent an anchor to that moment back in the past. life is rarely a ride of joy 24/7 365. and going back to these memories, I find, is a very interesting and often out-of-the-moment experience hard to find elsewhere.
- pbsd 14y ago
  Photos capture pixels. You get attached to it, like some people get attached to other inanimate objects (trinkets, lockets, and so on). It seems hard to believe people need these things to summon memories, but to each his own, I guess.
  - drucken 14y ago
    Every single human I have ever met has a profound reaction to seeing photos of both their past life and those of others. The further the distance in time and the closer the relationship, the deeper the reaction in general too. In addition, no one has perfect memory or a means to access all memories. This includes some rather well known savants! Perhaps you are asking if there is retrieval value from photos? Yes, very much so due to the context, flow of information (in time, space and relationships) and emotional content. From an external perspective (which is perhaps the lowest value), imagine if we had access to photo and possibly other media streams throughout the lifetime of key historical figures like Einstein or Newton or even your parents? So, maybe the question should be, pbsd, are you even human? I am only half-joking...
ricardobeat 14y ago
It's not about remembering little details, but using those images as triggers to your own memories that you'd otherwise never recall. (nobody said anything about showing photos to others, you're projecting your own privacy concerns on an unrelated matter)
- pbsd 14y ago
  The photo sharing was an addition to the point, and not really thinking of privacy. Who takes pictures, only to keep them to themselves? Seems even more nonsensical. I guess it may be useful to aging people with poor memories?

by pbsd 14y ago

mittermayr 14y ago

hm, I would see how you personally don't feel like wanting this, but being unable to imagine why somebody would want it seems like a pretty sad thing to say. photos capture moments. and since many photos are taken in the middle of happy, memorable moments, they represent an anchor to that moment back in the past. life is rarely a ride of joy 24/7 365. and going back to these memories, I find, is a very interesting and often out-of-the-moment experience hard to find elsewhere.

pbsd 14y ago
Photos capture pixels. You get attached to it, like some people get attached to other inanimate objects (trinkets, lockets, and so on). It seems hard to believe people need these things to summon memories, but to each his own, I guess.
- drucken 14y ago
  Every single human I have ever met has a profound reaction to seeing photos of both their past life and those of others. The further the distance in time and the closer the relationship, the deeper the reaction in general too. In addition, no one has perfect memory or a means to access all memories. This includes some rather well known savants! Perhaps you are asking if there is retrieval value from photos? Yes, very much so due to the context, flow of information (in time, space and relationships) and emotional content. From an external perspective (which is perhaps the lowest value), imagine if we had access to photo and possibly other media streams throughout the lifetime of key historical figures like Einstein or Newton or even your parents? So, maybe the question should be, pbsd, are you even human? I am only half-joking...

ricardobeat 14y ago

It's not about remembering little details, but using those images as triggers to your own memories that you'd otherwise never recall. (nobody said anything about showing photos to others, you're projecting your own privacy concerns on an unrelated matter)

pbsd 14y ago
The photo sharing was an addition to the point, and not really thinking of privacy. Who takes pictures, only to keep them to themselves? Seems even more nonsensical. I guess it may be useful to aging people with poor memories?