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Why do strangers photograph and spend time thinking about what other people do around them when they have zero contextual understanding of what is going on in those other people's lives?
I'm pretty sure this photo tells us more about the photographer and OP than it tells us about the kid in the photo, because we can see more of what the photographer sees(and thus understand more of what the photographer is doing/implying) rather than what the kid is seeing/doing.
I have multiple relatives who only seem to be able communicate ideas to other people in the form of complaints and gossip.
There's a very strong correlation between that and being more negative, more conservative/Trumpy, more bigoted, and definitely more miserable to be around.
I grew up in that kind of environment, and I swear there are pathways buried deep in my brain that still try to generate the "look at that stupid asshole doing a thing I wouldn't choose to do, or that I'm jealous over" emotion. However, it only strengthens my resolve to not carry that bullshit forward into the next generation.
Why? It’s all for those internet points. The approval of complete strangers on the internet is why anything like this is done.