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Richard D. Bartlett@RichDecibels• about 2 years ago

is it universally acknowledged that taking a photo devalues the meaning of an experience or am I just an Old

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Loopy@strangestloop• about 2 years ago
Replying to @RichDecibels

@RichDecibels photos are a tradeoff between short-term and long-term enjoyment of experiences

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Richard D. Bartlett@RichDecibels• about 2 years ago
Replying to @strangestloop

@strangestloop but do people actually enjoy the longterm payoff?

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Loopy@strangestloop• about 2 years ago
Replying to @RichDecibels

@RichDecibels this seems like a skill one can develop. i imagine @natandmartha are glad to have these videos forever for example https://t.co/AVR6Mp1zeR

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James Stuber 🌱🌿🌳🍂@uberstuber• about 2 years ago
Replying to @RichDecibels

@RichDecibels @strangestloop yes, but there’s a huge gap in how you take the photo

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Defender@DefenderOfBasic• about 2 years ago
Replying to @RichDecibels

@RichDecibels This xkcd made me rethink it. Even if someone never sits around looking at those photos again, maybe the work of trying to capture photograph itself enhances the experience for them? https://t.co/U7tlKsF5UU

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Johnson (TC House Lisbon -Dec)@justavagrant_• about 2 years ago
Replying to @RichDecibels

@RichDecibels I’ve always felt this way and I stand by it. And I’m slowly opening up to the possibility that interrupting an experience to initiate the casual, potentially collaborative art project of trying to capture the essence of a moment in a photo is also meaningful and possibly worth it

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Tom Wilson@monistowl• about 2 years ago
Replying to @RichDecibels

@RichDecibels both

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Xenia 🔍💎@panchromaticity• about 2 years ago
Replying to @RichDecibels

@RichDecibels I will not remember if I don't have a photo

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Xenia 🔍💎@panchromaticity• about 2 years ago
Replying to @panchromaticity

@RichDecibels But you don't not have a point This is why I advocate for taking a photo at the end of the experience, if you can

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Richard D. Bartlett@RichDecibels• about 2 years ago
Replying to @RichDecibels

after reading all the replies I see my actual point is that I don't think forgetting things is bad

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michelle ✍️💞📕🎢💫🥑@michelleakin• about 2 years ago
Replying to @RichDecibels

@RichDecibels i think i agree. for all the photos and videos i DO take… (mostly when alone) im typically the person most annoyed by “get together for a photo!” in bug groups. i also noticed, when reading the replies, a sense of grasping at the past that im now pondering…

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tim@wayfaring_tim• about 2 years ago
Replying to @RichDecibels

@RichDecibels Yes https://t.co/4tvQ9hIpkD

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tim@wayfaring_tim• about 2 years ago

I have great memory (it gracefully forgets things which don't help me to remember)

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Nanda@SpeaksNanda• about 2 years ago
Replying to @RichDecibels

@RichDecibels I think it's very specifically genX as a cultural value! It's really put me off going to gigs because I don't even want to be around people who are for some reason mediating the experience through their phones.

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Emmett Shear@eshear• about 2 years ago
Replying to @RichDecibels

@RichDecibels Taking photos can be a fun activity in itself! Obvs don’t spend your whole event doing it.

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