Originally Posted by SilentKnight

In all seriousness - we of an older generation (over 50) look at Facebook pics posted by the younger generation and think, "Damn...they're out there havin' such a great time partyin' with their friends, doing exciting things...really living life."

And it's easy to get a tad depressed - UNTIL - you realize that, hey...I did all that shit back in the day, too. We just didn't have digital cameras in our hands to immortalize it (or incriminate ourselves) in pics and video. We experienced it without the distraction of a camera perpetually in our faces...or having to take a timeout for a self-absorbed selfie.

I remember my voice being hoarse after a Van Halen concert in 1984. But my arm and shoulder wasn't sore from holding a damn cell phone over my head to catch a crappy video image from 60yards away. I was immersed in the concert, the music...the enjoyment of just being there to see it all.

Social media has become a quest for everyone to prove to everyone else that they're larger than life.

I never understood the need to affirm myself to others that way.

Although the edges are rounded and more than a few frames are blurry at best - I like my mental memories.