Too much focus on taking the perfect selfie?

Much of today's society spends time taking photos of useless things. There are people literally taking pictures of everything they come across just to make sure they don't forget the moment. But what is there to forget when there isn't anything being learned or no moment being lived through? You are only living through your photographs and not in the moment. I can recall several events where I viewed things for the first time in the photographs and I didn't remember actually seeing it with my own eyes. This is where today's technology and our obsession with capturing our every living moment goes too far; we also lessen the value of a photo. Too many teens today are focused more on getting the perfect selfie and in the process, are not enjoying the moment for what it is.

I do not, however, completely agree with Santag's argument. Yes, a photo does not capture the whole truth. But is it really meant to? A photograph can be left to our interpretation, and in that sense, it is a form of art. There is a story or meaning behind every piece of art and it doesn't always stare at you right in the face.