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by kawliga 4103 days ago
No one wants to ACTUALLY remember the experience / recreate it. That's purely a justification of the vanity.

And cynical? I don't think so and I'll explain why.

It goes way beyond events like this concert. It's the notion of publishing every aspect of your life just so others will notice it.

I once saw on facebook where a girl had posted an image of her family all huddled together, grievously hugging: "Just found out that my grandma has cancer." Who decides that's the time to step back and snap a photo for social media? And why, to get "likes"? Maybe add a filter somewhere in between.

My brother saw the same thing as that concert image, but at a funeral.

It's ALL to get noticement and it weirds me out.