Would everyone please start smiling in their pictures?

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But it's temporary.

So is a tadploes tail

And clothes, they don't last forever...

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Why do some people do drugs? Because we are all different, and individual differences should be accepted.

I see cameras as tools to capture memories. Expecting people to smile in every picture is a way to trick yourself into thinking that life is only full of happy memories. I want reality, not a pretend made up face.

You're right- it is a bad reference.
Smiles don't just portray "happiness".
I smile when I meet someone for the first time to hopefully show them that I'm a nice person.
I smile when I'm listening to someone talk so they know I'm involved in their conversation.
I smile if I'm giving right-of-way to an elderly lady with a shopping cart.
There are all sorts of reasons to smile.
Only you can answer why you should- not why you shouldn't have to.

Smiles last for a few seconds. There is a difference.

Someone give 3 good reasons to smile...

Again, only you can give yourself a reason to smile.
You're certainly good at finding excuses not to.
Can you think of three reasons to smile?

If not, then nothing else needs to be said.

3 good reasons to smile:

It can put a person at ease and know you are thinking nice thoughts about them.

It can make someone feel another person cares about them.

It can lead to a conversation.

I know that the people who make my life a hell are people who don't smile enough. Although I have nothing against people who don't smile for the reason they're sad or thoughtful. But too many people don't smile simply because they're rude and ignorant. Having a bad attitude causes unnecessary conflict and damage to society.

Mind you it's not that black and white. For example France as a general rule is full of smiling, wine sipping, coffee drinking people. Hence its position as number 1 tourist destination in the world but because its people are generally so content the country is not very creative - it has little reason to be. On the other hand the somewhat stoic and dour Germans have contributed a lot of creativity to engineering and technological inventions because I suppose people there have more reason to avoid talking to others and spend time pursuing a more solitary, intellectual interest.

Okay, but how about a reason to smile in a photograph?

I think this is very moment-dependent. I've taken some very good pictures where I'm not smiling but I don't look like a depressed grump-head either.
Ask yourself: How do I want people to perceive me?

Ahh, good question. And perfectly good reason, in my opinion.
I want to be percieved as a pleasant and kind person. And most people consider smiling people to be pleasant and kind.