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Why do humans care about pictures?
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March 17th, 2009
Your gut reaction to this might be that we care about pictures because they preserve happy moments. But actually what I am interested in is more complex.
Why have humans for centuries used drawings, painting, and photographs to capture moments that otherwise would disappear into the past?
People used to commission painters to paint portraits of themselves, now we buy expensive cameras to take our own pictures. But why? Why are we so obsessed with taking pictures that we even have cameras on our phones? Is it because we are worried about being forgotten? or about forgetting about our loved ones? forgetting places we’ve been to? forgetting a night out with friends? forgetting baby’s firsts?
If yes, why do we care about forgetting, or being forgotten?
If not, what do you propose is the reason that people value preserved images (beyond what is ascetically pleasing, and artistic)?
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