Written on 18-04-2020

Research suggests that taking digital photos—a hobby that has exploded in the era of social media—may compromise memory. There are two likely reasons for this: first, that the act of taking a photo draws our attention away from the actual event (and attention is key to forming memories), and second, that we intrinsically trust that the photo will stand in for memory.

Read more on this article from Elemental: “Social media is messing with our memories”