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What do you think about the practice of taking photos and keeping souvenirs? Is it a good idea, considering the need to manage, sort, and maintain them, and the fact that they often evoke feelings of nostalgia and melancholia. Should we stop taking photos at all? How do you manage this side of your life?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

takes up a minimal amount of data and requires no maintenance other than maybe transferring off your camera/phone to longer term storage.

They are wonderful for looking back on memories you would have never remembered even existed. And no you can't miss something if you ron't know it exists but there is still value there in remembering happiness or peace or success. Minimalism is not detachment.

If you only feel melancholy when reminiscing then you should analyze the reason for that (mental attitide about things that have past), not just ignoring your memories to avoid that feeling