Indeed it’s too much

I can sympathize with this post (or more accurately the author of said post). I’ve discovered that I have been suffering the Digital Photo Effect with my music for well over a year now. I have not added (or deleted for that matter) any MP3s from my music collection since last June. I’m fairly certain that there are albums and whole artists in my collection (it’s pretty big) that I have never listened to. I never put it as such but the ramifications are definitely valid (photo-specific references replaced with music-specific ones):

1. I feel behind all the time.


2. Because there is so much to consume, I don’t enjoy each individual photo as much as I did when they were physical prints. I click through fast.


3. Because of 1 and 2, sometimes I don’t even bother.

I’m sure there’s a lot of good (even great) music that I’ve missed out on over the last year and a half but I honestly can’t find the energy to go and obtain it. I often go back to either listening to radio shows (Gilles Peterson Worldwide, Off The Deep End or The Higher Ground) or old favourite albums. I’m listening to Akufen in honour of the linked post right now.

I suppose the Digital Photo Effect has also taken hold with my photos as well. Since we’ve moved I haven’t had much time for photography. Most of that is probably due to being busy but maybe a part of it is that I don’t have as much interest in taking pictures right now. Perhaps that will change once the holiday vacation starts next week. I’ll have to revisit this topic.

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