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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. p
by 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 agoPhotos 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 agoEvery 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...