Would you rather lose all of your money and valuables or all of the pictures you have ever taken?
I would rather cherish my photo albums and have little money/valuables to lose.
 sassygirl3869
                                                
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                                                Mar 17, 2018
                                            
                                                
                                                    sassygirl3869
                                                
                                                Level 9
                                                Mar 17, 2018                                            
                                        Taking pictures has always been more meaningful to me than the pictures themselves. That being said, I have acumulated thousands of pictures that I would never be able to replace, friends that are gone, places that no longer exist, and places I will never be able to go back to. While money is nice, I don't have fond memories of getting paid.
 GeorgeRocheleau
                                                
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                                                Mar 17, 2018
                                            
                                                
                                                    GeorgeRocheleau
                                                
                                                Level 8
                                                Mar 17, 2018                                            
                                        Well, I can tell you that standing by helplessly while several hundred sets of carefully crafted plans, drawings, paintings, sculptures, models, manuscripts, and several thousand irreplaceable photographs go up in smoke sucks big time. All that stuff represented a large chunk of what would have represented my retirement funds. So, as a 'survivor', I can tell you that either one would not be a pleasant experience.
The fire department guys wouldn't let me get close enough to cook hot dogs or roast marshmallows, either. Total waste.
 evidentialist
                                                
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                                                Mar 17, 2018
                                            
                                                
                                                    evidentialist
                                                
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                                                Mar 17, 2018                                            
                                        Damn, I'm sorry you had to go through that. I can't even imagine.
@Paul628 -- The plans were actually the worst part. I designed yachts as well as ships, and we can sell what we call "stock plans" forever. They represented thousands of hours of work, they were the originals, and they really did amount to my retirement. Yeah, it hurt a lot. On the other hand, I have never let anything make me miserable, so it didn't affect how I felt about life. It just made my retired life a few thousands of dollars a month less lucrative, but even that doesn't get me down. Upward and onward I always say.
@evidentialist You took it a whole lot better than I would.
@Paul628 -- Not much choice, man.
Never been a huge picture person, and generally have a good enough memory to just take in the moment is remember it. I've worked too hard for what I currently have, and while money may not entirely buy happiness, it certainly gives one some peace of mind.
 Cynical-lion
                                                
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                                                Mar 17, 2018
                                            
                                                
                                                    Cynical-lion
                                                
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                                                Mar 17, 2018                                            
                                        Pictures. I hate myself in pictures anyway and have a low opinion of my photography. Plus I don't really have that many good memories! Easy.
 Ersomething
                                                
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                                                Mar 17, 2018
                                            
                                                
                                                    Ersomething
                                                
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                                                Mar 17, 2018                                            
                                        Valuables and money you can get back. Once a picture is gone, it can't be replaced. I treasure memories rather than material things.
 ArtemisDivine
                                                
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                                                Mar 17, 2018
                                            
                                                
                                                    ArtemisDivine
                                                
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                                                Mar 17, 2018                                            
                                        I think I could lose about 10 or 20 pictures without it changing my life much...hehe
 JohnnyThorazine
                                                
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                                                Mar 17, 2018
                                            
                                                
                                                    JohnnyThorazine
                                                
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                                                Mar 17, 2018                                            
                                        Well, I value my pictures very much, but I still have to live. Without any money I will loose my pictures eventually anyway. Pictures essentially are pieces of frozen memory. When I die, even for my children they have little value, as they are mostly my memories. I prefer to keep both though.
 Gert
                                                
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                                                Mar 17, 2018
                                            
                                                
                                                    Gert
                                                
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                                                Mar 17, 2018                                            
                                        For the love of Money! How much Evil done!
 GipsyOfNewSpain
                                                
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                                                    GipsyOfNewSpain
                                                
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                                                Mar 17, 2018                                            
                                        Money and valuables for sure in the long run.
 LeighShelton
                                                
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                                                Mar 17, 2018
                                            
                                                
                                                    LeighShelton
                                                
                                                Level 8
                                                Mar 17, 2018                                            
                                        Pictures. I don't want to build up my retirement again. Even if I lose the pics I still have the memories...
 shockwaverider
                                                
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                                                Mar 17, 2018
                                            
                                                
                                                    shockwaverider
                                                
                                                Level 8
                                                Mar 17, 2018                                            
                                        Definitely pictures. I keep pictures in my mind anyway.
 Stephanie99
                                                
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                                                Mar 17, 2018
                                            
                                                
                                                    Stephanie99
                                                
                                                Level 8
                                                Mar 17, 2018                                            
                                        Pictures!! I can take more. Also since every photo I've ever taken is backed up on Google drive, that would mean something bad happened in the world if I lost them.
 Briskovich
                                                
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                                                Mar 17, 2018
                                            
                                                
                                                    Briskovich
                                                
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                                                Mar 17, 2018