This reminds me of when I did one of the very first tours of the Human Rights museum in Winnipeg a couple of years ago. This building:
So, the building was 99% complete, and for 2 days they were offering public guided tours through the facility prior to the grand opening. They were whirlwind tours that went through approximately 50% of the building, and focused a lot on the (very impressive) architecture. I took my family, including my mother-in-law. My MIL spent the entire tour filming it on her iPhone. In other words, she was experiencing this very wonderful and impressive building through a 3" screen. For what? To view crappy cell-phone footage later? I, on the other hand, left my phone in my pocket the entire time, save for a couple of photos of the most impressive elements. I chose to actually take in all that I saw with my eyes, and have the memories to enjoy at a later time.
I just don't get this fascination of recording everything, instead of experiencing it firsthand.
Another thing is my kid opening gifts. My wife wants to record my daughter's reaction when she's opening presents. I'd rather just see it first hand, and enjoy it at the time. I couldn't care less to take pictures. I think this is shown by the types of pictures on my phone. I use my camera for useful things, like taking pictures when selling an item online, or taking a picture of something so I can remember it later (like the spec number of a part that I'm replacing on a dryer). There aren't a lot of 'people' pictures on my phone. Mostly, they're just pictures of things. Maybe this represents the fact that I'm not a people person. Or maybe it means I prefer to have my experiences up front, instead of saving them for later.
