Originally Posted by JasonWatkins:
“I suppose you have to rewind about 20 odd years to get a comparison of sorts. How many people have come back from a holiday or a special event (wedding?) with a big wedge of polaroid photos that they want to show people ?
To do that today, you'd likely pass the person your phone or tablet.
See this, for me, seems to suggest that you have this perception that people will just randomly sit beside you, thrusting their tablets under your nose to show you all sorts of pictures and videos.
I would have thought that most people do have the choice about whether or not to view someone's photos and/or videos in certain social situations.
But then if you're sitting there with a couple of friends who have come back from a holiday they've enjoyed and they offer to show you some pictures, would you say "No Thanks" or would you politely accept the offer of the relevant device to have a look ?
That, for me, is how that notion would work.
Same goes for, for the sake of argument, an elderly parent or relative. Do you think it would be better for them to see pictures of nieces and nephews on a small phone screen or a much larger tablet screen ?”
“I suppose you have to rewind about 20 odd years to get a comparison of sorts. How many people have come back from a holiday or a special event (wedding?) with a big wedge of polaroid photos that they want to show people ?
To do that today, you'd likely pass the person your phone or tablet.
See this, for me, seems to suggest that you have this perception that people will just randomly sit beside you, thrusting their tablets under your nose to show you all sorts of pictures and videos.
I would have thought that most people do have the choice about whether or not to view someone's photos and/or videos in certain social situations.
But then if you're sitting there with a couple of friends who have come back from a holiday they've enjoyed and they offer to show you some pictures, would you say "No Thanks" or would you politely accept the offer of the relevant device to have a look ?
That, for me, is how that notion would work.
Same goes for, for the sake of argument, an elderly parent or relative. Do you think it would be better for them to see pictures of nieces and nephews on a small phone screen or a much larger tablet screen ?”
in my experience the concept of being shown photos and videos by other people by them thrusting their devices under my nose has grown thanks to tablets and phones and also with social media. I've had it 4 times this week, 2 friends a work colleague and a stranger on a bus who was randomly talking to me.
It could be argued by us using these devices sharing photos and videos we are looking for confirmation and wanting receipt/giving of emotional strokes off one another, what do you think the Like button is on Facebook. It goes towards pack mentality and wanting acceptance... there's a book about social media and its psychology i can't remember the name..
In the olden days (says grandad) you could choose to not go over someone's house to see their pictures where as someone with a tablet or a phone will have it always with them and will show you




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