TL;DR: I can't distinguish between a good and a bad moment to pull out the camera, so it must be the camera's fault (?).
The camera is just a tool, and it behaves how you want it to.
If you're actively trying to get a good photo, you're obviously busy doing that. But if you're in the middle of a beautiful moment and pull it out just to capture a memory, it won’t distract you as much.
Honestly, this piece makes much more sense if you think it's bait—as if it were written by the friend of the author who got interrupted mid-conversation by him. It reads like a reminder for him to "touch grass," bluntly claiming that his obsession with taking pictures caused his divorce.
The camera is just a tool, and it behaves how you want it to.
If you're actively trying to get a good photo, you're obviously busy doing that. But if you're in the middle of a beautiful moment and pull it out just to capture a memory, it won’t distract you as much.
Honestly, this piece makes much more sense if you think it's bait—as if it were written by the friend of the author who got interrupted mid-conversation by him. It reads like a reminder for him to "touch grass," bluntly claiming that his obsession with taking pictures caused his divorce.