I am obsessed with the idea of romanticisation, and making 'the best' out of things. I am an avid believer in making your life better for yourself by enjoying things, even if the tasks are boring and difficult. The modern, and more extremist, term of romanticisation is 'maxxing'. The definition of this is 'maximising a specific aspect of one's life to the extreme'. For example, 'looksmaxxing' would be changing one's appearance in an extreme way to improve their physical attractiveness.
What was once a way of 'making the most' out of life, has now turned into a desperation to make the most out of things. If you haven't filmed enough content, or posted enough (or even too much) about an event, suddenly you haven't enjoyed it. Take a concert for example. I recently saw Niall Horan in London, and I found it extremely funny from my seat, watching as everyone lifted their phones as Niall entered the stage. A lot of the content is for posting. To show people you saw this person live.
Of course photography, and the way we have cameras to remember memories, is an incredible invention. It enables us to learn more about the past, for the future to learn more about how our society functions, and a way to 'reminisce' over memories. However, do you actually look over the content you take on your photos roll? There are some photos and videos I would want to keep from this Niall Horan concert - when 'Steal My Girl' played, when Louis Capaldi was the surprise guest, when the duo sang 'You & I'. The rest of the content I took for no reason, really. And a lot of the photos were for the purposes of Instagram.
I hope you understand the meaning of this... article? I would say it is too formal to be a rant. It just shocked me when all I saw on the floor of the concert was phones and people recording. What are your thoughts?
Bye Angels !
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