The proliferation of images undermines our ability to pay attention to any single one. So we keep skimming, scrolling, consuming more and understanding less; all the while contributing to the chaos to avoid missing out.
On top of this, all Instagram images tend to look the same. It’s easier to conform to selfies, food porn, and minimalism than it is to stand out in the shadows of weird.
Even the anti-conformist photos all look the same while the well-choreographed, awe-inspiring National Geographic pictures lose out to all the artistic sameness.
“We have come to a point in society where we are all taking too many photos and spending very little time looking at them.”
Om Malik
Our eyeballs fall into inanition–too tired to give particular attention to the images that deserve a closer look. Instagram dulls the senses in exchange for the nearest click outside in the ether.
Perhaps Huxley was right: we’re so inundated with screens and media pollution that even books with all the facts in the world
We can forget the algorithmic filter that promises to save time by showing us the best stuff. We’re already lost at the risk of
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Less is more.
agreed, you’ve identified the problem but what is your suggestion as a solution?
less is more
So how do you solve the problem?
Precisely — less is more?
This is really interesting, I totally agree. I find myself mindlessly scrolling through Instagram pretty often, liking pictures without really even looking at them..
Absolutely — beautiful photos can hit all the emotions. It’s spending the time to look at them that matters.
This is a very interesting concept. I find it largely true in so many ways. Although, when I come across remarkable photos I can still marvel at their beauty.
However, it’s very plausible that our dependancies on technology has a dulling effect on one’s senses. Thanks for sharing this with us 😊