Photos aren’t memories

24 August 2024

> Google is trying to present the opposite message: All memories are only media images and subjective participation is not necessary to them, even as quasi-objective presence can be introduced artificially. That is, you don’t need to use your mind for memories because memories are just media recordings that you can and should doctor them to make them what you imagine you will want them to be in the future (as if memory and desire weren’t fundamentally at odds). > Rob Horning