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Back in the pre-digital days, showing someone something funny you found on your own was a bit more challenging. You either had to give a vivid enough description or physically show the person what you saw. But by then, the moment had already lapsed.
These days, all it takes is a screenshot to pass around immediate laughter. Having a wildly unhinged conversation with someone you met on a dating app? Or perhaps a hilarious exchange of ideas with another friend? All it takes is two short steps to screengrab and send.
Here are more examples courtesy of this Instagram page, which appears to thrive on hilarious online encounters captured for posterity.
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Taking a screenshot may seem harmless. After all, it is a built-in feature of our phones, so it shouldn’t cause problems, right? Not exactly, according to a 2024 study by the University of Michigan School of Information.
Postdoctoral research fellow Alexis Shore Ingber stated that people using the screengrab feature for publishing shaming is when things get “emotionally and physically destructive.”
Ingber pointed out that it could be particularly problematic for messaging platforms where people could easily leak private conversations.
“In order for us to have a functioning digital world, people need to feel safe interacting with basic communication tools,” she said.
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Howl's sleeping castle 2 hours ago (edited)
After years of waiting, I have reach the age where I am tired and sleepy all the time.
We live in an age where the fear of missing out (or simply FOMO) is a real concern among young people. A 2024 study involving 275 university students found that they engage in digital hoarding to cope with fomo. This includes collecting screenshots and other forms of media.
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Roman Arendt 1 hour ago
It still is a thing for some of us, thanks to DVDs. Without commercials even (though they didn't bother me as a kid).
However, people have their own reasons for taking screenshots, whether it’s to preserve a memory or keep receipts. As author Clio Chang writes for The New York Times Magazine, screenshots are “little fossils preserved in amber that allow us to slow down and capture pieces of our online lives.”
#15
Crystalwitch60 21 minutes ago
Why break the habit of a life time !! My standard reply to that kinda comment lol
“So much of our digital world feels ephemeral by nature, passing by us at warp speed,” Chang writes. “And if memories are what make us human, then our screenshots tell a story about who we are in the digital age.”
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David Paterson 3 hours ago
There are some people in this world who don't deserve to eat off a real plate. You're probably not one of them.
#37
Beak Hookage 56 minutes ago
Those things are such a pain in the a$$ to replace that when I was getting rid of my broken microwave I put the plate up for sale and had quite a lot of interest.
#46
Roman Arendt 1 hour ago
Since 2017, orange bits are only promising chaos, embarrassment of a new kind and utter devastation... 😐
#48
#49
David Paterson 2 hours ago
Tastes nice, one at a time by hand, straight from the bowl. No condiments necessary.
#51
David Paterson 2 hours ago
I know where north is, but the Sun doesn't. Last time I checked, the Sun was due north east at noon.
#53
Kristiina Männiste 2 hours ago
Oh! I remember now that I forgot to fill the cats feeder in the morning. Will I still have a home when I get back from work...
#58
David Paterson 2 hours ago
"The adjective real, used in the 17th century by René Descartes ...".
#89
David Paterson 2 hours ago
If that's your worst fear ... then you're on the run from the law. FBI notified.
#99
David Paterson 2 hours ago
Ha. You don't even know the meaning of the word huge. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to huge.
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