The whole point of Instagram is to be minimal and focus on the content itself, is the photos. Maybe you don't care much to look at photos?
Definitely. I dislike some of the impacts of ig but its impossible not to be kinda marveled by the simplicity and attractivity of it. We also don't interact directly with the tv and that doesn't make it a lesser experience, just a more passive one, focused on content. Ig, right now, is as close as we're getting to a personal reality show where all of us are the audience.
I like to take quality photos myself, but I also like just to inhale the moment, and it feels like many people forgot how to do that, because, you know, Instagram is calling.
Hiking into an area and taking photos forces me to think of composition, lighting, and a million other things. "This is beautiful, Why do i think it is and how can i capture that beauty" is a really enjoyable way to spend an afternoon.
Eh, there's still a ton of awesome places that aren't overcrowded with tourists. I've definitely been to places that are just so crowded that it's hard to enjoy them, but I've also been to many places where I was constantly wondering why there weren't more tourists there.
No, it came as an exported JPEG from Photoshop.
Nah, some shit just isn't right. Can't leave people be and enjoying themselves when they're being disrespectful at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe (I was in Berlin last week, amount of teenagers jumping all over that monument doing silly poses and smiley selfies was sad to see.) I don't really expect teenagers to have the necessary maturity to properly reflect on the importance and scale of the monument's topic, but at the very least they should show some fucking awareness and respect. Was the same in the concentration camp in Sachsenhausen and the ex-Stasi prison in Hohenschönhausen (truly ghastly stuff).
I hate this line of thinking so much it makes me sad. Get over yourself, if people like to take pictures mind your own business. BYE.
But, what if you didn't notice them doing that/they did it before you got there/after you left?
Maybe stop observing people like a creep and mind your own business? This is what you sound like:
It's rather difficult when said people are obscuring your view of the photo you're trying to take, which is the point the OP was touching on.
hasnt this always been the case. back 20 years ago, my parents used to make us pose in front of every landmark and snap away a million photos. hell at my grad, my uncle took at least 200 photos of us in front of the school
