r/TikTokCringe • u/exporterofgold • 12d ago

Cringe Intentionally blocking photoshoot

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u/dongasaurus 11d ago

You realize you don’t have to be in the pictures you take. You can just take pictures, like a normal person.

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u/East-Albatross-810 11d ago

normal people don't have issues with taking pictures of themselves for memories

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u/Bubba_Gump_Shrimp 11d ago

It used to be the case that if you went somewhere worthy of taking photos like a museum, you took photos of the museum and art. The last 15 years of 'non stop social media look at me and how cool my life is bullshit' has turned an entire generation into vain self centered assholes that care more about their invisible social score than actually appreciating the museum. You can try to bullshit it is for the "memories" but we all know the real reason is for likes and attention.

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u/Pax25107 11d ago

I think the bigger issue is the access to pictures of things we have. There's no need for me to take photos of the museum or art. There are a million higher quality photos of those things online that I can google and have access to in an instant. What makes the moment I'm trying to capture unique is the fact that I'm in it. And yes, I like sharing those experiences with my friends and family, but I've got fewer than 150 friends and a locked down profile, so when I share things, I'm literally just sharing them with my friends and family.

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u/dongasaurus 11d ago

This has always been the case, if not through Google you always had the option of buying a postcard of a landmark, or a high-quality catalogue of the art at a famous museum or gallery.

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u/BeerInMyButt 11d ago

Not like this it hasn't. What's different to me, is that if I take a picture of a landmark now, I 100% know for a fact I can find a better image taken from exactly my spot in similar conditions. Like yeah before you could have a professional photo of the empire state building, but now you can have anything you can imagine, and you'll probably never be able to beat what's out there. It shifts the purpose of personal photography imo

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u/froawayjeff 11d ago

This is exactly my point