This is a very nice just-so story which sounds comforting but explains nothing.

People had *every right* to be wary of the new technology called “photography” — and the irony is THIS IS STILL TRUE!

Please let’s not ignore past & present harms of older technologies to justify the harms of newer technologies m’kay?

I’ll let Lily Alexandre elaborate further:
youtube.com/watch?v=gStjfje6Mq

RE: @atomicpoetChris Trottier atomicpoet.org/objects/ba45045

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