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by hyperific·2y ago·view on hn ↗
Older generations get swept up in this need to document everything too. My mom, for example, recorded me sobbing and holding my dog as she was being put down last year.
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uh maybe this is something for your therapist and not HN..
Point I'm trying to make is that it's a phenomenon not limited to influencers and Gen Z. Even older generations seek validation by posting life experiences online, at the cost of being present for those experiences.
She was present. She knew you’d want to remember.