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Not taking photos is equal to deleting them. And this is the hard part - which to delete? Not sure how much, how far you travel and how various activities are

Not taking photos is equal to deleting them. And this is the hard part - which to delete? Not sure how much, how far you travel and how various activities are you participating. When I bring my photos from a distant country people are interested to look at them. And different people find different pictures interesting. Some people want to see all the pictures of penguins, while others like to see architecture. Others still happy to see tens of different motorbikes from a trade fare. Often the ones I thought were worth deleting are the interesting ones for the people. So unfortunately deleting them right away (or not taking) is not an option to me. Also as usual - telling people stop doing things they like is hardly helpful.

copsarebastards 11y ago
> Not taking photos is equal to deleting them. I get that my post was long so it makes sense that you didn't read it, but maybe don't respond to posts you didn't read? Taking photos and then deleting them is not equivalent to not taking them. It takes time and storage, exchanges a present experience for a mediocre potential future experience. I already explained this in my previous post. > When I bring my photos from a distant country people are interested to look at them. And different people find different pictures interesting. Some people want to see all the pictures of penguins, while others like to see architecture. Others still happy to see tens of different motorbikes from a trade fare. Are any of these things photos you have to take? Or could you find better versions of these photos, taken by professional photogs, online, and send it to people with a "I saw this"? > Often the ones I thought were worth deleting are the interesting ones for the people. Often when I'm taking a photo, I think, "<X friend> would really like to see this." These make up a small fraction of my photos and after I send them to the person I delete them. But the difference here is that on a trip I take 15 photos instead of 10. All this says about you is that you're not approaching your photo-taking intentionally. None of the objections you've brought up couldn't be solved with 15 seconds of thought. > Also as usual - telling people stop doing things they like is hardly helpful. I'm not telling you to do anything. If you want to spend money and time viewing your life through a small screen so that a few people might find some of your photos interesting, go ahead. People like all sorts of things. Some people like cocaine. But it's easy to get caught up in short-term dopamine-releasing behaviors and sometimes those behaviors do more harm than good even though they feel good. It makes sense to take a step back occasionally and look at the effect of you behaviors you enjoy on your overall happiness.
- hcurtiss 11y ago
  As a guy with little kids, I genuinely enjoy going back through old photos. We have about 60gb of photos and videos over the last ten years. I don't spend my time viewing life through a viewfinder. With modern technology, snapping a photo, or a series of photos, is very low friction. You might also be surprised by how little you actually remember, and how much you enjoy being reminded of life's little events perusing pictures later. And postcards are no replacement for pictures of my wife and kids in Hawaii. Also, I find your tone spectacularly offensive.
  - copsarebastards 11y ago
    > As a guy with little kids, I genuinely enjoy going back through old photos. > You might also be surprised by how little you actually remember, and how much you enjoy being reminded of life's little events perusing pictures later. And postcards are no replacement for pictures of my wife and kids in Hawaii. I don't disagree with any of this. The problem is not taking pictures, it's taking so many pictures that it causes storage, organization, and experience problems. > We have about 60gb of photos and videos over the last ten years. I don't spend my time viewing life through a viewfinder. The first sentence contradicts the second. > With modern technology, snapping a photo, or a series of photos, is very low friction. It hasn't been extremely difficult to take pictures for most of my lifetime. > Also, I find your tone spectacularly offensive. Stop the presses, we definitely shouldn't be talking about anything that offends anyone! Getting offended does not make anything better ever--it's just a way of ignoring people you disagree with instead of considering differing opinion. If that's what you want to do, you're only hurting yourself. I'm not criticizing you or anyone else as a person. In fact I'm not even telling anyone what to do. If you choose pictures and videos over direct experience, that's your choice to make. I think most people would be happier if they took fewer photos, but I think there's a lot more to happiness than that. If you're happy then there's no need to fix what isn't broken. But if you think you could be happier then there's no reason not to explore conversations about what makes people happy or not.
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copsarebastards 11y ago

> Not taking photos is equal to deleting them. I get that my post was long so it makes sense that you didn't read it, but maybe don't respond to posts you didn't read? Taking photos and then deleting them is not equivalent to not taking them. It takes time and storage, exchanges a present experience for a mediocre potential future experience. I already explained this in my previous post. > When I bring my photos from a distant country people are interested to look at them. And different people find different pictures interesting. Some people want to see all the pictures of penguins, while others like to see architecture. Others still happy to see tens of different motorbikes from a trade fare. Are any of these things photos you have to take? Or could you find better versions of these photos, taken by professional photogs, online, and send it to people with a "I saw this"? > Often the ones I thought were worth deleting are the interesting ones for the people. Often when I'm taking a photo, I think, "<X friend> would really like to see this." These make up a small fraction of my photos and after I send them to the person I delete them. But the difference here is that on a trip I take 15 photos instead of 10. All this says about you is that you're not approaching your photo-taking intentionally. None of the objections you've brought up couldn't be solved with 15 seconds of thought. > Also as usual - telling people stop doing things they like is hardly helpful. I'm not telling you to do anything. If you want to spend money and time viewing your life through a small screen so that a few people might find some of your photos interesting, go ahead. People like all sorts of things. Some people like cocaine. But it's easy to get caught up in short-term dopamine-releasing behaviors and sometimes those behaviors do more harm than good even though they feel good. It makes sense to take a step back occasionally and look at the effect of you behaviors you enjoy on your overall happiness.

hcurtiss 11y ago
As a guy with little kids, I genuinely enjoy going back through old photos. We have about 60gb of photos and videos over the last ten years. I don't spend my time viewing life through a viewfinder. With modern technology, snapping a photo, or a series of photos, is very low friction. You might also be surprised by how little you actually remember, and how much you enjoy being reminded of life's little events perusing pictures later. And postcards are no replacement for pictures of my wife and kids in Hawaii. Also, I find your tone spectacularly offensive.
- copsarebastards 11y ago
  > As a guy with little kids, I genuinely enjoy going back through old photos. > You might also be surprised by how little you actually remember, and how much you enjoy being reminded of life's little events perusing pictures later. And postcards are no replacement for pictures of my wife and kids in Hawaii. I don't disagree with any of this. The problem is not taking pictures, it's taking so many pictures that it causes storage, organization, and experience problems. > We have about 60gb of photos and videos over the last ten years. I don't spend my time viewing life through a viewfinder. The first sentence contradicts the second. > With modern technology, snapping a photo, or a series of photos, is very low friction. It hasn't been extremely difficult to take pictures for most of my lifetime. > Also, I find your tone spectacularly offensive. Stop the presses, we definitely shouldn't be talking about anything that offends anyone! Getting offended does not make anything better ever--it's just a way of ignoring people you disagree with instead of considering differing opinion. If that's what you want to do, you're only hurting yourself. I'm not criticizing you or anyone else as a person. In fact I'm not even telling anyone what to do. If you choose pictures and videos over direct experience, that's your choice to make. I think most people would be happier if they took fewer photos, but I think there's a lot more to happiness than that. If you're happy then there's no need to fix what isn't broken. But if you think you could be happier then there's no reason not to explore conversations about what makes people happy or not.
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