You are quoting the late Alan Watts. He was already making note of this phenomena back in the 1940s.
And yes, it has definitely taken the magic out of things. It is specifically why my phone never comes out while I'm outside -- not to take photos of anything, to go online, never
I don't doubt my thought is unoriginal 🤣 - I'm definitely not the only one to lament it. But it's not so much the singular news report but the tsunami of photographs that I find disastrous to feelings of wonder.
I wasn't quoting Watts - wasn't aware he said that. The 1940s is somewhat earlier than mass digital reproduction in seconds in 2024 ;p