Wired has a great article on why this feature should exist: https://www.wired.com/story/weddings-social-media-apps-photos-memories-miscarriage-problem/
Just from Google Photos or IRL? 😀
What year is this? 1984?
Honestly, I get where you’re coming from but look at it through this lens. Sometimes photos can be painful, like seeing your future ex wife who you are going through a messy divorce with. Additionally, what if a relative just passed away and you’re having a hard time about it? I can see this feature being useful.
I've got 15 years of ex's to erase... it's like living in "The Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind's
They're your own photos. You should be allowed to have some level of control over how you view them.
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