With some friends you can actually count the number of hours remaining that you will spend with them. Someone you see two days a year for a total of 10 hours, 20 years left, that's 200 hours. What are you gonna do with those hours? Proximity is important... the internet changes that experience of course. We are closer to those that were far away, but of course it's not the same. I take a lot of pictures. I find that I remember the things I've taken pictures of and forget things I didn't. Maybe if you're always in the moment, the past doesn't mean as much, but I like a record of where I've been. It's why I keep a lot of journals - a family blog for example where I've recorded details and pictures over the past 5 years. I thought it would be good for my family, for my kids one day, but it's also good for me to go back and take a look. I remember a lot more.