It’s definitely something that we are dealing with. The technology we’ve got now is something we may never have had before as a species. It’s hard to say because perhaps painting pictures could be considered similar in some fashion, or the printing press. At any rate though we are still exploring and understanding these new things and how they impact us mentally and psychologically.
I think in the future being physically present with things will be much more important than it ever was. Seeing a picture or video of that flower opening won’t be as important or life changing as being there to experience it firsthand. We have plenty of fake experiences, we need to make sure we have real ones.
No comparison. Digital takes seconds - you can flood the Internet with photos the whole world can see in an instant. When the southern lights happened I swear my whole Facebook feed was pink.
Couldn't agree more!!