Warning: Digital rock catalogs just don't have the same grit as old field notebooks.

I liked when data came with a side of actual dirt.

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Guess it depends what you're looking for. My phone's camera roll feels plenty real to me, all those blurry photos and weird screenshots. They're my proof, just a different kind of messy.

eric_gonzalez262d ago

Yeah and it feels like we're losing the feel of things everywhere. My books are all on a tablet now, clean and perfect, but I never accidentally find an old ticket stub I used as a bookmark. That digital convenience just scrapes off all the good, messy proof that you were actually there doing the thing.

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lopez.nina2d ago

Tbh, I feel this so hard. I once got weirdly upset when I lost a random screenshot that meant a lot to me, like my digital ticket stub. Now I'm just living with no real proof I was ever there, which feels kinda empty.

harperg342d ago

But I kind of love how my digital clutter tells its own story. My camera roll is a mess of screenshots and bad selfies, and finding one later is its own little surprise. @lopez.nina, maybe that screenshot you lost was like a digital ticket stub, proof you cared enough to save it. My playlists from years ago hit different because they're full of random songs that take me right back, no physical stub needed.