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Tripsy_mcfallover t1_iye7n21 wrote

Reply to comment by returnofGorgorokh in LPT: Let yourself be photographed at special events, family gatherings and by friends in general, even if you don't like your picture taken for any reason. by [deleted]

It's not about the photo. It's about people having the ability to remember your face, your mannerisms, your essence after you are gone. Because memories fade.

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returnofGorgorokh t1_iye9rar wrote

Nah, social media creates narcissist people who lives watching itself, and aware of likes and external aproval. Fuck that people, im not like them. I dont like feel bad, to others feel ...good, in control, egocentrical behaviour. Pd im not english speaker

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Smash_Gal t1_iyenztv wrote

How would you feel about actual photographs? Like, a physical picture, not a digital one placed on social media.

I can totally get someone being REALLY apprehensive about having their picture taken, in the same way that nobody wants to be video'd on someones phone. It sucks, and sometimes you really just want to have your privacy and other people's feelings be damned, here.

But I remember in my childhood having a photo album of family members - some of which must've passed away when I was an infant. It was nice to have a face to a name, and have my family tell me "Well, that's your grandpa/grandma, and that's your uncle." It was nice to see them when they must've been an important part of people's lives, you know? Like, I never knew them. But I could tell it mattered to my mother and father.

Totally get not wanting your picture taken. But it never hurts to have at least one nice one for family to remember you by.

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